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An attentive assistant you can think out loud with and who always wants to talk to you – wouldn't that be something? Done! this week is about Microsoft Copilot's new voice feature. Have you used Copilot's voice mode? What did you talk about? What have you let Copilot do for you? Tell me! Email me right away – I'm curious to hear from you. What gift are you giving your future January-self for Christmas? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantly both at work and in y

If you tend to take on too much responsibility in meetings, how can you help yourself act differently next time? Done! this week is about a trick to help you get more out of your meetings. What tricks do you use to get better at participating in meetings? Write to me and share. If we all help improve our meetings, we have a lot to gain – in both efficiency and job satisfaction. Want to know how to make time for reflection? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantly

Can the ideas of a Japanese track and field coach help you succeed? This week, Done! is about the simple yet practical Harada method. In this blog post from an American volleyball coach, you can see the map that Ohtani used, translated into English. Have you used the Harada method in your work? How? Write to me and tell me. Methods like this, which provide us with support in achieving our goals, fascinate me greatly, so I am curious to hear about what you have done. Here's how you can easily solve minor hassles that disrupt your workday. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hype

If things get hectic toward the end more often than you'd like, this week's tip is for you. Because in this episode of Done!, I'm sharing a simple piece of advice that will help you rush less. How do you ensure you receive the help you need on time? Got any tricks? I'd love to hear about them, because I've been in the situation I just described—and I, too, need to get better at asking for help before it's painfully evident that I need it. Please email me and let me know. Do you know these three ways of aligning your to-do list with your plans and projects in other tools? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to

Imagine minimizing the post-meeting work so that everything you need to remember for the next meeting is automatically organized in the right place. This week's episode of Done! is about how the Microsoft 365 app Loop can make life easier for those who have many meetings. Have you used Loop in a way that makes you really happy? Write to me and tell me — I'd love to hear examples of smart ways to use this fairly new tool. Is there an optimal balance between working at the office and from home? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providin

You want to send emails quickly, so why spend time writing the ones you send often from scratch over and over again? Why not keep them prewritten as templates in the signature function?  There's a better way. In this week's episode of Done!, you'll learn what you gain by using the template function built into your email app. What kinds of emails do you use templates for? Give me examples! I'd love to be inspired to simplify my email even more, so I'm curious to hear what makes your workday a bit smoother. By the way, is there any point in having a plan? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a "struktör". As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial c

Do you get invited to meetings you don’t want to prioritize but still have to attend? This week’s episode of Done! is about a new Outlook feature that could be your salvation. Have you used the “follow a meeting” feature in Outlook? What do you think of it? Please write to me and tell me. I’m curious to hear. Here's how you can achieve a better balance between availability and focus time as a manager. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantly both at work and in yo

Did you recently try to improve your structure but failed? Don’t despair. In this week’s episode of Done! you will get support in taking a new, simpler approach. What’s the smaller structural step you want to take next? Please write and tell me. Perhaps I can offer a helpful word. Maybe I can suggest a tool or method that would make things easier for you.  Do you know this ingenious way to reward yourself when you’ve done something well? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be app

The annual wheel is round. The to-do list is straight. How will you make them fit together? In this week’s Done No. 652 you will see how you can bring your annual wheel into the to-do list. How have you brought the annual planning wheel into your to-do list? Surely there are more ways to do this. I am curious about yours. Please write to me and let me know. Here's how to make clearing and cleaning easier! These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantly both at work and i

How can you come up with alternative solutions to a task when you’re stuck and time is running out? Today’s edition of Done! is about a very interesting study that points to a trick you can easily use. Here's the study I mention in the episode. What tricks do you use to get new ideas when you’re stuck? Please write to me and share. Hearing about simple tricks like these makes me happy, so I’m curious about what works for you. See the video about what the daily behaviors are that get you the results you strive for. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishe

That thing you talked about during the coffee break that was work-related and really good—has everyone heard it? This week’s episode of Done! is about a trick to make sure everyone gets the same important information. How do you ensure that all your employees receive the same information at approximately the same time? Please write to me and let me know. As always, I’m all ears and curious about what tricks you have that I, too, could benefit from. Here's what you can do to easier get the right things done during your meetings. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth.

There’s so much that needs to be done, but who should do what? In this week’s episode of Done!, I share five ways to distribute tasks in your team. How do you think about distributing tasks among the employees you are responsible for? What do you take into account? Is there any particular aspect that mainly guides you? Please write to me and tell me! Here's how to get to work uninterrupted and still be available for your colleagues. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied

How will you find time for other important things when customers constantly call and email? Your idea of what you’ll get done during the day falls apart repeatedly! This week’s episode of Done! is about a blunt trick for those of you whose customers seem to control your time. What tricks do you have to both find time to serve customers who constantly show up and to work on other, long-term matters? Please write to me and let me know. I often encounter this issue with certain professions (I count myself among them, in fact), and I’m always on the lookout for innovative methods that can help.  Have you decided how to save your best AI prompts? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker

Have you ever been distracted by an email you see just as you're about to send a quick message? In this week’s episode of Done!, you’ll learn how to send a quick email without seeing the inbox. Do you have another trick for emailing without getting distracted by your emails? Please write to me and tell me, because I often meet people who encounter exactly this specific phenomenon. Have you set milestones until Christmas yet? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantl

You keep putting off one of your tasks again and again – even though you know you could get it done. In this week’s episode of Done! - No. 645 - I show how an AI can help you get unstuck when you’re stuck. What’s the last thing you used AI for? Tell me, because I want all the help I can get in my job – whether it’s from other people or from intelligent systems that gladly do what I don’t feel like doing. Please write to me and share. Here's how to prioritize away those meetings that do not contribute to your goals. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguish

A smart habit that makes emailing and chatting easier – do all colleagues need to be on board for your work to run more smoothly? No. Summer continues, but at least my vacation is over, so here is the first autumn episode of Done!, in which I explain why. What communication habit do you wish more people would follow? Tell me! I'm curious.  Do you want to see what my checklist for our boat outings contains? These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied instantly both at work and

In a meeting, you decide on something, but it fizzles out. What a shame! And unnecessary! This season’s last episode of Done! is about how you can make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Do you use a completely different method to log your decisions? Perhaps you use a tool that you think works phenomenally? Please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you. Book an energizing and impactful lecture for the post-summer kickoff already now, so you can avoid a stressful start to the fall. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing

Do you sometimes attend to the urgent, quick tasks first before tackling the bigger, more important ones? Many people do – so many that the effect has a name. This week's episode of Done! is about what you can do to help yourself prioritize the most important things first, despite everything. Here's the study I mentioned at the beginning of the episode. Do you have any other ways to make important tasks seem urgent? Let me know!  Do this to ease your workload on stressful days by taking help from others. These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself b

Finding a time to meet isn’t always easy, is it? In this week’s episode of Done!, I share two features that help you receive fewer emails and book meetings more quickly. Have you tried any of these features? Or do you use something else? Write to me and let me know how it has worked for you. I am a big fan of Acuity Scheduling, which serves a similar function and that I have been using for several years. Here's why you are wise in helping others when you are feeling stressed! These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with con

Is ”coordination” among your goals? Do you know when you have reached it? This week’s episode of Done! is about what to do to attain vague goals more easily. What do your goals for coordination look like? Please send me an email and tell me. I am curious and want to learn more about this concept that has been too vague for me so far.  Here's how your email app's built-in rules and filters can help you process your emails faster These episodes are also available as a weekly newsletter to your email. If you rather read than listen (or both!), sign up for a free subscription. David Stiernholm is a ”struktör”. As such he helps people and companies become more efficient and productive by creating better structure. His motto is: Everything can be done easier! David is frequently hired as a speaker by all kinds of businesses, from well-established major corporations to entrepreneurial companies in hyper-growth. He extinguishes himself by providing clients with concrete tools and methods that can be applied insta