Dr Mike Clayton
Hi, I'm Mike Clayton. Thank you for visiting my website.
I am a business speaker, and I write books about the kind of personal and business skills I have needed throughout my career. I have spent the last twenty years studying and learning this stuff and nothing gives me more pleasure than sharing it.
You will find a lot of my writing on this website too - in my blog and in some of the materials you can download from the Resources pages. I hope you enjoy it and will want to contact me.
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Brilliant Time Management Blog
Polychronicity: When to say Yes & When to say No
Polychronicity is the tendency to multi-task. High multi-taskers are “polychrons”. Research shows that is, for most people at most times, less efficient and effective than serial monochronicity – doing one thing at a time, one after the other. But the … Continue reading
Wunderkit as Time Management Tool
I’ve been starting to use a great new piece of web software called Wunderkit. I love it! Recently, I became a fan of Trello – and wrote about it on my other blog, Shift Happens! Take a look at that … Continue reading
Wise Way to Get More Done
Work smarter: not Harder It almost deserves one of those corny motivational posters that you see: a bit like this, I suppose: Wisdom demands more than just smarter work practices, however. If you want to get more out of your … Continue reading
How to Prioritise Everything
My friend Rich is an artist blacksmith, working at the Much Hadham Forge. I asked about the status of a screen he is finishing for me and got this reply: “Your screen is top of my list now. Unfortunately for … Continue reading
What are you waiting for?
Have you ever been let down by someone? Maybe you asked a colleague to go prepare an analysis for you. Perhaps you asked a client to make a decision. Or did you order something form an online retailer? Then what … Continue reading
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Bite Size Seminars 2012
I can now announce the dates for my 2012 Bite Size Seminar Tours. We may be adding a few extra dates as the year progresses, but here are thrity to get on with. All of them are on my Event … Continue reading
… and then there were Four
The advance copies of Brilliant Project Leader arrived on Tuesday morning and they are looking excellent. It is published today, on 17 November and Amazon UK are promising availability from 23 November. This is my fourth book in the Brilliant … Continue reading
Young Apprentice 2011–3: Decision Making and Personal Animus
This week’s episode saw the teams separated by the smallest of margins (less than 3% of profit). It also saw the final phases of the boardroom play out exactly as I was expecting. My notes were constantly a few minutes … Continue reading
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How to conquer procrastination
Dilly-dallying. Frittering time away. Idling. Loafing. Loitering. Procrastination takes many forms, each eating away at your time and dulling your edge. Battle procrastination and take action with Dr Mike Clayton’s seven ways to get started when you’d rather stay still. … Continue reading
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