As the managing partner of the Phoenix office and associate general counsel of Quarles & Brady as a whole, Nicole Stanton has served as defense counsel for several local and national law firms, along with representing accounting firms, financial institutions, and insurance brokers, but she also has handled cases involving real estate, tribal land disputes, breaches of contract, and even horses.
Nicole is also highly invested in the Phoenix community, not only as First Lady of Phoenix but as a committed civic servant in her own right. She has spearheaded a statewide anti-bullying initiative called Stop Bullying AZ, teaches professional responsibility courses at Arizona State University, has served on many nonprofit boards, and has received several awards for her business and community service activities.
On this episode, we talk about:
- Self motivation and ambition
- Why it matters what company you choose to work for
- Hiring diversity isn't just the right thing to do, it's smart business.
- Creating Work/Life Blend
- And MORE!
Read More:
Multipurposing Magic: You Can Create More Time.
Podcast (right click to download or click to play mp3 file in a new window):
S3 E8 Creating Work/Life Blend with Nicole Stanton
Nicole's Quick Tips:
It's time to start doing LESS by trying these techniques:
- Write a Not-to-do list instead of a Get-to-do list. For one week, write down all of the things you will NOT do. These should be things you are consciously choosing to let go of for the week (if not longer). Think things that zap your time and energy, like browsing Facebook, spending too long on a phone call with someone who is only complaining or getting lost in TV shows that don't make you feel better after watching them.
Choose your communication wisely. Is that message better sent via email or discussed by phone? Will there be a lack of understanding if you send that text message or will you be on the phone too long if you don't just shoot a quick reply via email? The right communication delivery can save you tremendous amounts of time.- SLEEP! Shoot for 6, 7.5 or 9 hours of sleep. Our REM cycles work in 90 minute increments and these amounts provide us with the most restorative rest allowing us to wake most rejuvenated.
- The Pareto Principle can help save you time. If you take time to evaluate where you spend the 20% of your time that results in the 80% of your success, you can choose to do more of that and get dramatically greater results with less overall effort.
- Use the 60 minute rule. If you are faced with a challenge or receive an angry email or social media post, do nothing for 60 minutes. Once 60 minutes has passed, you can then choose how to respond. We often get sucked in to battles that take far more time than we'd like when we respond instantly rather than let the issue rest for a while.
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Nicole Bandes
With over 25 years of research into productivity and time management and over 20 years of business and entrepreneurial experience, Nicole has discovered the secret to why most productivity programs fail and what keeps us stuck in the same bad time management habits.
Having successfully helped hundreds of business leaders stop feeling overwhelmed and out of control so that they have time to achieve that "one more thing" that will make all the difference, Nicole's clients often tell her that she has the magical ability to create time where it didn't exist before.
Latest posts by Nicole Bandes (see all)
- S3 E8 Creating Work/Life Blend with Nicole Stanton - May 10, 2016
- How to Stay Productive When Resources Are Limited - May 6, 2016
- S3 E7 The Importance of Choice with Tracy Bullock - May 3, 2016