PIMS 2011: The 100-point week

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Being as productive as you could be? Here is one simple idea to test if you are making the most of your week...

The IFA detox diet - put together by Roderic Rennison and Robert Reid's The Ideas Lab - assigns points to specific weekly tasks. Your aim? To collect as many points as possible. Can you reach 100? Making a telephone call to arrange an appointment or meeting. Leaving a voicemail counts. 1 point Setting an appointment based on above call. 2 points Obtaining a referral. 2 points Delegating something that must be done (but not by you). Maximum 3 points per day Report/suitability letter/presentation - it is either completed and ready to present to the client, or you complete a ...

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