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16 Things You Should Do At The Start Of Every Work Day  每个工作日开始时应做的16件事 工作日的头几个小时会对接下来8个小时的工作效率产生显著影响。因此，你要有能为你带来成功的早晨日常习惯，这非常重要。在职场专家林恩·泰勒（Lynn Taylor）、大卫?辛德勒（David Shindler）、迈克尔?科尔（Michael Kerr）、安妮塔?阿特里奇（Anita Attridge）、亚历山德拉?莱维特（Alexandra Levit）和迈克尔?伍德沃德（Michael Woodward，外号“伍迪博士”）的帮助下，我列出了所有工作者在每天早晨开始工作时应做的16件事情。  准时上班 这对大多数人来说是显而易见的事情，但有些人没有意识到，迟到不仅会留下坏印象，还会浪费掉一整天的时间。“准时或提前到达有助于你保持良好心态和提升成就感。”美国职场专家、《驯服可怕的办公室暴君：如何应对老板幼稚行为和提升工作表现》（Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job）一书的作者林恩·泰勒说。  深呼吸 国际商业演讲者、作家和Humor at Work网站总裁迈克尔·科尔说：“深呼吸，做点什么使自己专心于目前手头上的工作。”很多人在开始工作时心烦意乱，因为他们在家里没有留下足够的时间来处理“家事”。他说：“接着，他们艰难地度过了又一个倍感压力的上班旅程。然后，他们陷入了抓狂。”慢下来，歇息一下，树立良好的习惯，这样就能取得惊人的效果。 组织心理学家、《YOU计划》（The YOU Plan）的作者迈克尔?伍德沃德博士说，深呼吸，然后给自己几分钟时间思考并安定下来。“这是为当天工作奠定基调的好方法。”他说，“不要让那些头脑混乱、匆匆忙忙的同事把你自己也弄得慌手慌脚。发现有大量积压邮件等待你处理，这是很常见的事情。关键是要在开始工作前给自己一点时间。”他说，沉思对理清头绪大有帮助。“开个好头的秘诀在于奠定自己的基调，而沉思是这么做的好方法。”  早餐要吃好 “早餐确实是一天中最重要的一餐，不仅有助于我们的身体健康，还能使我们获得应付工作日所需的精力。”科尔说。  把每天都当作新的一天 你可能不得不参加从昨天下午推迟到今天的项目或者讨论，但要把每天都当作新的一天。就业专家、《学会跳槽》（Learning to Leap）的作者大卫·辛德勒说：“把昨天的事情抛在脑后，专注于今天开始时发生的事情，做好计划和准备，或者如有必要，立刻开展工作。”  不要生气 要注意自己的情绪，别影响到其他人。“每天开始和结束的时候是情商具有最大影响力的时候。”辛德勒说。所以，如果你不是“喜欢早起的人”，就要努力忍耐，在到达办公室时要有积极的心态。如有必要，可以再喝一两杯咖啡。 科尔持相同看法。“工作的第一个小时会为当天剩余时间设定'态度晴雨表’。所以，从纯粹的情感角度来看，我认为工作的第一个小时是一天中很重要的一部分。”他说，“早晨就闹情绪会影响到整个团队，使所有人的工作一开始就不顺利。”  做好工作安排 工作日的第一个小时是确定优先事项、专注于急需完成之事的最佳时间。科尔说：“有太多的人一大早就因为并不重要的事情而分心，比如立刻查看大量的电子邮件。而此时，可能有一大堆更加重要的事情亟待处理。”列出待办事项清单，或者更新昨天的待办事项清单，然后按照上面的来做。泰勒说，但如果老板提出紧急要求，那么好吧，在合理范围内修改你的优先事项。 职业教练组织五点钟俱乐部（Five O’Clock Club）的职业和高管教练安妮塔·阿特里奇说，当你在早晨制定待办事项清单时，要弄清楚哪些事情必须今天完成，哪些可以明天完成，相应地确定优先次序。“还要确定你的工作高峰期，并作出相应安排。”她说，“利用每个早晨的高峰期来做最重要的工作。”  人到心到 即使你不是个喜欢早起的人，也需要在到达办公室时清醒过来。如果你处于领导岗位，就更需要人到心到，这样才能形成良好的沟通。“我听员工说，办公室里最令人生气的事情之一就是早晨时直属上司从他们身边迅速走过，连一个微笑都没有。”科尔说，“花时间与团队成员沟通是非常重要的，似乎很小的一些事情，比如眼神接触、微笑、问候、询问他们需要什么帮助等等，可以帮助领导者把握团队的脉搏，为所有员工设定基调。”  和同事沟通 “对很多人来说，用五到十分钟的时间和同事进行简短的沟通，这是开始工作的有效方法。”科尔说。短暂的碰面，无需座椅，让每个人分享他们当天的最高目标，分享团队其他成员必须知道的所有重要信息。科尔说：“和同事沟通有助于保持专注，更为重要的是，有助于凝聚团队成员。通过公开分享自己当天的目标，达成目标的可能性将大幅提升。”  整理办公间 《盲区：成功路上不可相信的十大商业神话》（Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success）的作者亚历山德拉·莱维特说，清理办公桌，营造整洁的工作环境，这将为当天剩余时间设定基调。 这也有助于避免混乱。“虽然大多数的交流沟通都是通过电子邮件和短信进行，但如果老板或同事来找你，留下了一张贴纸，上面写着一个临时会议将在10分钟内开始，而这张贴纸恰好放在一大堆邮件或文件上，那么你就处境危险了。”泰勒说，“对许多人而言，很难做到清晰地思考，他们很容易忘记重要的提示。如果在与大量邮件或文件的战斗中落败，就会倍感压力。”最好是昨天下班时就清理干净，这样的话在第二天早晨打开电脑之前就能拥有一个新的开始。但如果不行，那就确保在当天早晨先清理办公桌，再去做其他的事情，比如查看电子邮件和与同事沟通。  提醒自己你工作的核心目标是什么 “这听起来可能是老生常谈，但我还是建议你每天早晨花点时间，提醒自己你工作的核心目标是什么。”科尔说。拥有目标感是最强大的动力之一。每天花点时间提醒自己工作中真正重要的事情是什么、你最终想实现什么目标以及为了谁去做，这样有助于激发你的干劲，并专注于工作中的优先事项。 不要被电子邮件分心 大多数人很难做到这一点。但专家认为，早晨时不要先查看电子邮件。而在查看邮箱时，只阅读和回复那些紧急邮件。“确定电子邮件的优先顺序。”泰勒说，“不是所有的电子邮件都一样重要。锻炼出迅速去芜存菁的能力，找出那些必须回复的紧急邮件。” 阿特里奇也持相同看法。“只回复那些紧急邮件，这样就可以控制早晨的活动。”当天总有时间回复那些不紧急的邮件。 为什么不能先查看电子邮件呢？“对很多人来说，电子邮件和上网极耗时间，很容易使人分心，尤其是在早晨。”科尔说，“在检查电子邮件时，只需点击一下就可以观看其他人发来的有趣视频，然后就会陷入深渊：上网浏览比赛分数、新闻标题、股票等等。在你意识到之前，你可能已经用了20分钟观看一只猫打鼓。就像一场安排不当的奥斯卡颁奖典礼，工作甚至还没有开始，整天的时间表就被打乱了。” 听语音信箱 大多数人迅速打开电脑，却忽略了手机。“如今，人们更多地依赖手机、黑莓和电子邮件，办公室语音信箱已经过时，但有些人确实会留下语音信息，如果忽略它们，可能就会错过某些重要的事情。”莱维特说。 打重要电话并发紧急邮件 如果知道当天必须联系某人，那就把给他打电话或发邮件作为当天早晨的第一件事情。如果等到中午，那么很有可能在下班前都得不到回复。“在试图完成某件事情的时候，却因为把白天时间浪费在其他事情上而无法见到需要联系的人或者得到此人的回复，没有比这更令人沮丧的了。”泰勒说，“如果在早高峰期就准备好了问题并发出了电子邮件，那么在下班前应该就能获得需要的东西。” 利用清醒的头脑 “很多人觉得，他们的大脑在早晨时工作得最好，早晨是大脑最具创造力和效率的时候。”科尔说，“想想看，你是否充分利用了你的脑力，在早晨时安排了'很耗脑力’的工作？” 偶尔改变一下做事方式 有人喜欢按计划和习惯做事，而有人喜欢变化。“对他们而言，我的建议是偶尔坐在其他某个不同的地方（如果可以的话），把事情重新思考一下，这样可以获得不同的视角。另外，四处走动走动，与其他地方的人见面，这既是出于社交的考虑，也是拿起电话的替代选择。”辛德勒说，“这些都是小事，但它们能够从头开始为你注入活力，对你和办公室氛围都很有好处。” 安排早间休息 “这时是评估工作进度，恢复精力的时候，这样就能继续精神饱满地继续工作。”阿特里奇说。 The first few hours of the work day can have a significant effect on your level of productivity over the following eight—so it’s important you have a morning routine that sets you up for success. “Having a good start to the day where you have greater control is critical in achieving better results, and ultimately greater career success,” says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job. “How you begin your morning often sets the tone and your attitude for the day. It can also derail or direct your focus. If you remain committed to good morning work habits, you won’t fall prey to feeling unproductive and distracted at the end of the day or week.” 1. Arrive on time. This may be obvious to most people—but some don’t realize that showing up late can not only leave a bad impression, but also throw off your entire day. “Getting in on time or a little early helps your mindset for the day and helps promote a feeling of accomplishment,” says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job. 2. Take a deep breath and meditate. “Literally,” says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker, author and president of Humor at Work. “And do something to focus in on the here and now.” Many people come into work harried because they don’t leave enough time at home to deal with “home stuff,” he says, “and then they’ve barely survived another horrendously stressful commute, and then they dive into the madness.” Slowing down, taking a moment to pause, and creating a routine around centering yourself can work wonders, he adds. Michael “Dr. Woody” Woodward, PhD, organizational psychologist and author of The YOU Plan, says after the deep breath, give yourself a few minutes to meditate and get settled in.“This is a good way to set the tone of the day,” he says. “Don’t allow yourself to be bum rushed by frantic co-workers lost in their own confusion. It’s not unusual to wake up to a long backlog of e-mails just screaming for your attention. The challenge is taking a moment for yourself before diving head first into your day.” He says there is a tremendous power in mediation when it comes to settling your mind. "Starting off your day right is really about setting your own tone and meditation is a great way to begin.” 3. Eat a proper breakfast. “Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day to help us down the path of not only being more physically fit, but also to have the mental energy needed to tackle your workday,” Kerr says. 4. Start each day with a clean slate. You may have to attend to projects or discussions that rolled over from the previous afternoon—but try to treat each day as a fresh one, says David Shindler, founder of The Employability Hub and author of Learning to Leap. “Leave any crap from yesterday behind, tap into what’s happening at the outset of the day, get organized and ready or hit the ground running, if that’s what is needed,” he says. 5. Don't be moody. You’ll want to pay attention to your mood and be aware of its effect on others. “First and last thing in the day is when emotional intelligence can have the greatest impact,” Shindler says. So if you’re not a “morning person,” try to suck it up and have a positive attitude when you arrive at the office. Grab a second or third cup of coffee, if that’s what it takes. Kerr agrees. “Your first hour at work can set your ‘attitude barometer’ for the rest of the day, so from a purely emotional point of view, I think it’s an important part of the day,” he says. “One morning grump can infect an entire team and put everyone on the wrong footing.” 6. Organize your day. The first hour of the work day is the best time to assess priorities and to focus on what you absolutely need to accomplish, Kerr says. “Too many people get distracted first thing in the morning with unimportant activities such as diving right into their morass of e-mail, when there may be a whole host of more important issues that need dealing with.” Make a to-do list, or update the one you made the previous day, and try to stick to it. However, if your boss has an urgent need, then it’s OK re-shuffle your priorities within reason, Taylor adds. Anita Attridge, a career and executive coach with the Five O’Clock Club, a career coaching organization, says when you prepare your morning to-do list, determine what must be done today and what can be completed tomorrow, and prioritize accordingly. “Also determine your peak working time and plan your schedule accordingly,” she says. “Use your peak time each morning to do the most important tasks.” 7. Be present. Even if you’re not a morning person, you need to be awake when you get the office. Especially if you’re in a leadership position, it’s critical to be present, mentally and physically, and to communicate. “One of the biggest office pet peeves I hear from employees is about how their immediate supervisor just blows by them in the morning without so much as a smile,” Kerr says. “Taking the time to connect with your team members is essential, and doing the seemingly small things--making eye contact, smiling, asking them about their night, and checking in on what they may need help with--helps you as a leader take the pulse of the team, and helps set the tone for all the employees.” 8. Check in with your colleagues. “A quick 5 to 10 minute team huddle can also be an effective way for many people to start their day,” Kerr says. Make it a short meeting, with no chairs, have everyone share their top goal for the day, and share any critical information the rest of the team absolutely needs to know, he says. “Doing the huddles helps people focus and more importantly, connects everyone with the team. And by sharing your goals for the day publicly, the odds of achieving them rise substantially.” 9. Organize your workspace. Clearing off the desk and creating a neat workspace sets a tone for the rest of the day, says Alexandra Levit, the author of Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success. It can also help avoid confusion. “While most communications are through e-mails and texts, if your boss or co-worker stopped by looking for you and left a sticky note about a last-minute meeting occurring in ten minutes, and it's sitting on a mound of mail or papers, you're already behind the eight ball,” Taylor says. “Also, for many, it's difficult to think clearly, easy to forget important reminders, and just plain stressful if you feel you're fighting the battle and the tornado of mail or paper is winning.” Ideally, you’d clear whatever you can out the night before so you can have a fresh start before you even turn on your computer in the morning. But if not, make sure clearing your desk takes precedence over things like checking e-mails and chatting with co-workers in the morning. 10. Remind yourself of your core purpose at work. “As corny or as trite as this may sound, I’d suggest that you take a moment each morning to remind yourself of your core purpose at work,” Kerr says. Connecting to a sense of purpose is one of the most powerful motivators there is, and taking just a moment each day to reconnect to what truly matters in your job and what you are ultimately trying to achieve and for whom, can help you feel more motivated and help you focus on the priority areas in your work. 11. Don’t be distracted by your inbox. This one is difficult for most people—but the experts agree that you shouldn’t check your e-mail first thing in the morning. If you do, only read and respond to messages that are urgent. “Priority-scan your inbox,” Taylor says. “Not all e-mails were created equal. Hone your ability to quickly sift the wheat from the chaff and address what must be answered on an urgent basis.” Attridge agrees. “Only respond immediately to the urgent messages so that you control your morning activities.” There will be time during the day to respond to the less urgent e-mails. Why must you put off checking e-mails? “For far too many people, e-mail and the web can serve as huge time-wasters and distracters, particularly in the morning,” Kerr says. “Once you start checking e-mails, it’s a click away from watching the funny video someone forwarded you, which then sucks you into the abyss: checking the sports scores on line, the news headlines, the stocks, et cetera, and before you know it you’ve been watching a cat play the drums for twenty minutes and, like a poorly planned Oscars ceremony, your entire schedule is already thrown off before you’ve even begun your day.” 12. Listen to your voicemail. (中国的国情应该是text messages居多，voicemail一般都没收过……) Most people jump on the computer and ignore their phone. “While office voicemail is indeed becoming antiquated as people rely more on personal cell phones, Blackberrys and e-mail, some people do leave voice messages, and if you ignore them, you could miss something important,” Levit says. 13. Place important calls and send urgent e-mails. If you know you need to get in touch with someone that day, place the call or send the e-mail first thing in the morning. If you wait until midday, there’s a greater chance you won’t hear back before you leave the office. “There's nothing more frustrating that trying to complete something and not having access or answers from people you need because your day time hours were lost on other matters,” Taylor says. “If you have your questions ready and your e-mails fired off during early peak hours, by the end of the day you should have what you need.” 14. Take advantage of your cleared mind. “Many people feel that their brains function best in the morning, and that morning is when they are most creative and productive,” Kerr says. “Consider whether you are making the best use of your brainpower and plan ‘high brain’ activities in the morning.” 15. Mix things up from time to time. Some people like order and are habitual—but others like variety and change. “For them, my advice is to shake things up occasionally by sitting somewhere different (if you have the choice) so you get a different perspective; go walkabout first thing and be visible to people in other spaces, both from a social point of view and as an alternative to picking up the phone,” Shindler says. “Small things that can energize you from the off and can positively impact you and the office dynamics.” 16. Plan a mid-morning break. “This is the time to assess where you and take time to revitalize yourself so that you can keep your momentum going,” Attridge says. |
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