Thanks, everyone, for all the fantastic posts over the last week. There’s certainly nothing to complain about–you all did admirable work for the tryouts.
Doug Hanna and I will review all the data and be in touch with everyone soon. There’s still some leftover sale business to clean up first, so I expect that we’ll be […]
Never Lose A Thought Again
About how long do you think something stays in short-term memory? 15 – 20 seconds. In other words, if you don’t do something with a thought, you lose it in less than 30 seconds. So if you want to capture those $50,000,000 and 50 cent ideas and everything in between, […]
“Recent research shows that 70% of white collar workers are unhappy with their jobs, ironically they are spending an increasing amount of time working.”
~Dan Miller, 48 Days to the Work You Love
If you are not satisfied with your current employment situation, then I highly recommend this book. Miller has laid out some easy-to-follow steps that […]
Everybody had little foibles that they sometimes hide, sometimes revel in. Mine happens to be pens. I love collecting and using them. Not only the fancy, high end ones but well design inexpensive ones hold just as much thrill. I’ll often find myself switching pens in mid-document just because the one I’m using just isn’t […]
I believe we are overwhelmed by how much there is to do and how much we need to attend to. We use a plethora of productivity tools to try and manage this. Read the following statement about the Holiday Inn requirements in the 1950’s:
In the 1950s, when Kemmons Wilson revolutionized the roadside motel business by […]
Tasks For GTD Titans!
From Part 1, you’ll remember that I end up with only two buckets (Calendar and Tasks) for all my action items:. If it doesn’t have to be at a specific time it ends up on the Task List for me.
To move an email to the Task list (using Outlook), I right-click […]
I’ll admit it. I’ve got a bit of an issue with authority. You’ll never hear me call someone my “superior”. It’s just something that grates on a deep seated nerve and I’m really not too upset about it. I’m not sure why it’s a pet peeve of mine, but I know […]
On my way to work this morning my trusty SUV rolled over 177777 miles. Now that’s not a big milestone, but a neat one to see on the odometer. It got me to thinking about personal milestones and how we measure where we are in life.
So often we try to measure our lives […]
“I have observed that most people put too much emphasis on decision making and too little on decision managing. As a result, they lack focus, discipline, intentionality, and purpose”
~John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader
Before you can begin to manage others you must become disciplined in managing yourself. “Leading by example” is an old piece […]
Every so often we’re called upon to do truly creative work. I’m not referring to watercolors or pastels but rather that work that takes us out of our comfort zone and into an area of improvisational thinking to come up with solutions, ideas, or as Gallagher often says, “totally new concepts!” (If you’re […]
Here is a snippet from the New Scientist:
If you want a robot to move more gracefully make it as lazy as possible. So says Oussama Khatib of Stanford University in California, who is looking ahead to a future in which humans interact more closely with robots, and where we will expect them to move more like […]
Over at Ask a Manager, the following question was posed:
Last year, when she was applying for a job with us, the employee in question mentioned her blog in the course of the interview. I checked it out and enjoyed it, enough that I’ve checked in on it a couple of times since then. Today I […]
Write It Down Right Now
What is the most important skill in business today? The ability to rapidly get things off your mind and into a system you can trust.
Why? Because the amount of information you have to deal with is so overwhelming. You have to develop this skill. Otherwise you condemn yourself to a […]
I was cruising through the Internet, minding my own business, when suddenly I see a link to a site that says “Nobody should work with a jerk! Make sure you’re not working for an abusive or bad boss.” I clicked the link and came upon eBossWatch. As a manager, I thought to myself, “Am I […]
I’ve worked with an equal number of commercial and non-profit organizations over the years and one of the most interesting people-types I’ve encountered is the new non-profit volunteer. Overflowing with energy and motivation, willing to take on any task, they jump right in on whatever you ask and plow right through it. These […]
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