“To take up” means to occupy time.

In a world where efficiency is key at work, make sure that you allocate the right resources/strategies so that projects don’t take up too much of your and your colleagues time.

Examples :
- This method takes up too much time. We need to find another one.
- Uploading the new data to the main server took up two full days.

3“To take up” means to occupy time.

In a world where efficiency is key at work, make sure that you allocate the right resources/strategies so that projects don’t take up too much of your and your colleagues time.

Examples :

- This method takes up too much time. We need to find another one.
- Uploading the new data to the main server took up two full days.

A good way to show initiative at work is to use the structure “I don’t mind + ing”. Especially when not as answer to a direct question.
Imagine that you’re in a meeting and that someone is talking about something that is needed for a project. If you intervene and say “I don’t mind contacting the suppliers”, you’ll be showing motivation.

Examples :
. “I don’t mind getting in touch with the investors. I know several of them.”
. “I don’t mind doing extra hours. It’s important we meet the deadline.”

A new kind of post this week. Let’s take a look at a business quote.
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” (Collier)
Ok, but what does the above quote mean exactly ? Time to focus on its components.
“The sum of” means the result of … Here, adding all the efforts together.
“Day in and day out” is an idiom which means “every day”.
In other words, don’t get too frustrated with those apparently small efforts, they can lead to big things.