TIME MANAGEMENT
‘My diary is on paper, not online, and I keep a spreadsheet with me always, so I retain total control of my day and year.’
KATHARINE POOLEY Interior designer ‘Stop wasting time worrying about what to wear to work: keep an empty clothes rail at home, and every Sunday, hang up your outfits for each day of the new week with their shoes, accessories and underpinnings. This way, you won’t be rummaging desperately in the dark at 7am.’
AVRIL MAIR Fashion director, Harper’s Bazaar ‘Forget to-do lists; instead, schedule everything in your diary day by day. Prioritise tasks and tackle your top priority first.’
AMANDA PELHAM GREEN Business coach ‘We have rolled out, and continue to roll out, JAM [just a minute] meetings for various teams – all meetings are standing, and no one can speak for more than a minute.’
SUZANNE TODD Partner, Withers LLP ‘Way too much time is spent in offices deciding what to have for lunch. I have the same thing every day: chopped organic chicken, full fat cottage cheese, avocado and flaxseed oil. You can be creative with food decisions at supper time.’
JULIETTA DEXTER CEO and founder, the Communications Store ‘Anything I can complete in under two minutes has to be done immediately. By getting the little things out of the way, I have more time to tackle bigger, long-term projects.’
CONNIE OSBORNE Managing editor, Harper’s Bazaar
‘I eat at my desk. Who can take an hour for lunch?’
WHITNEY BROMBERG HAWKINGS Founder of Flowerbx ‘People find it hard to say no to things. Deciding what you won’t do is as important as knowing what you will.’
TANUJA RANDERY Partner, McKinsey & Co ‘Hang on to that “day one” thinking. Ask yourself “If today was day one, what would I do differently?”. It can often generate a sprinkling of fairy dust.’
CHRISSIE RUCKER Founder and CEO, the
White Company