Time Adjustment Expert Gifts

"Correction. It's not a zombie apocalypse. They're simply adjusting to daylight savings time."

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

"They say it takes 10,000 hours to perfect something- I guess I was a bit hasty throwing that together in 144."

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

Work Parfait

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

Do you want to win the game or my business?

'He's finally done it - kicked breakfast TV!'

Fact: The average person spends 4.3 hours per week looking for things that are misplaced, misfiled or mislabeled.

"The admin shouldn’t take more than 30 or 40 hours, then you’ll be free to get on with some work."

"Can that be right?"

Non-Jet Lag.

"Planning, who's got time for planning... I don't even have time to get dressed in the morning."

'I'm sorry you had to wait. My Time Management Workshop started late.'

"Could you help me fit nine days work into five and still see my family?"

"I'll be there in three 'All Too Well's."

"I have called you to attend this meeting to tell you that the meeting I originally called you for is canceled!"

"Well, we can tackle this now when we're exhausted from the week or wait until Monday when we're exhausted from the weekend."

Time Management

'This isn't the meeting. This is the pre-premeeting to talk about when to meet and plan the meeting.'

"You wouldn't believe how many patients he sees in a single day!"

'Don't be a clock watcher. Just do what the clock does. Keep on going.'

'When would work for you?'

Managers and staff have differing priorities.

"I can check again, but Mr. Saunders usually insists on the full wait."

Business 101

"You're late."

"You should be grateful your hours are such that you're able to work 3 jobs."

'I read that the ball is on the surface of the club for just 0.00035 of a second, so even when you take 100 shots to go around, you are only getting less than 1 second of golf for your money...'

"You've got pussyfooting from 10 to 11, shilly-shallying until 12, then hemming and hawing the rest of the afternoon."

"Ever feel like there just isn't enough time in the day to delegate all the things you want done?"

'Jack, I'm on a conference call right now.'

"Please mind the gap between the train timetable and reality."