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Why this strategist’s ‘to-do’ list is capped at five

Edmund Tadros
Edmund TadrosProfessional services editor

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  • Emails: check up to three times a day, turn alerts off
  • Important tasks: Up to five a week, monitor weekly then daily
  • Appointments: Shared calendar to co-ordinate activities

Kate Hart uses a detailed productivity system to ensure she can prioritise the right work during her day job as a partner at strategy consulting firm Kearney while also having enough free capacity to spend quality time with her husband, Tim, and their three children.

Her system involved a combination of software – email, digital notes, and shared calendars and “to do” lists – as well as frequent rapid planning sessions to make sure that she is focusing her time on the right tasks.

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