Top Reads of the Week: Are you losing steam? / Mid-Year Checkpoint

So we’re halfway through the year already. 6 months have passed, what have you achieved?

Are you still chugging strong? Or are you losing steam?

You likely would have set some goals at the start of the year, and now would be a good half-time to evaluate your own progress and reorder certain priorities.

To help you or your company with that, here are some ways you could refresh or revolutionise your approach to your work as well as different areas (work life balance, meetings, even lunch time) in your life so you can make the last dash this year even better.

We begin every year with big goals and dreams. It's natural to slog hard those first few months But, after three months, the craziness of life takes over. You're just doing what you can to keep your head above water.

Here's the thing, if you're going to have a year in which you accomplish more than you thought possible, it's going to require you putting in the work. You have to make changes all throughout the year that help you stay consistent. Here are six changes that lead to explosive growth in every part of your life and business.


You did well in the first quarter and landed yourself a promotion. How can you sustain this moving forward, and reach even greater heights? Rebecca Knight shares some tips, principles and two case studies to help you out.


24/7 all round the clock work might not be the way to get the most done. There must be a reason why the Sabbath (a full day of rest on the 7th day) is encouraged. Find out why your business actually benefits when you prioritise time for yourself and the important people in your life.



Feeling like you have not accomplished much in those meetings the whole half of this year? Here's a way to refresh your meeting strategy – to make them shorter yet better.



Start with taking that well-deserved lunch break. Get off your desk, grab a friend and go eat with them. Here’s why Amantha Imber was convinced to make her team do so.

BONUS:  Why the Secret to Success is Setting the Right Goals

Ever heard of OKR? It stands for "Objectives and Key Results". In this practical talk, Doerr shows us how we can get back on track with this simple goal-setting system that's been employed by the likes of Google, Intel and Bono to set and execute on audacious goals. Learn more about how setting the right goals can mean the difference between success and failure -- and how we can use OKRs to hold our leaders and ourselves accountable.

About Timeo-Performance

We were founded with a vision to improve the world of work for everyone

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We are in the Skills Business!

Through recruitment, training and consulting, Timeo-Performance provides solutions for increased performance of companies, teams, and individuals. As our clients are in the center of global business and often serve the APAC region, our solutions need to be sustainable in a multicultural and remote context.

Our joint venture with Akteos, the European leader in intercultural training, and partnership with digital learning solutions provider CrossKnowledge have therefore been organic and logical additions to our service. Timeo-Performance has been helping companies in APAC increase business performance since 2008 with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.

We love what we do, feel the Timeo-Performance experience!

As busy professionals, our schedules are often filled to the brim with meetings and tasks to complete. We can get so caught up with work that we might even forget our all-important lunch and power through dinner as well. Alas, we can only do so much given the 24 hours we have in a day. While time management is vital, being productive is another matter in its entirety.Enter time batching.

THE AUTHOR

Isabelle Larche

Managing Director, Recruitment & Executive Search at Timeo-Performance

Isabelle is a Human Performance expert, with over 10 years of professional recruitment experience, and 15 years of Business Management Consulting experience. Isabelle is the Vice President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Trade Counsellor (Singapore Chapter) to the French Embassy.

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