Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! The two have come together in an ebook from David Allen Company.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

The brainy quote – thousands of quotations organized by topic, author and type. Quotelady.com – An old-school style web site focussing on inspirational quotations organized in dozens of categories. Famousquotations.com – quotations, quotes and proverbs. Quotationreference.com – a compendium of quotations.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

And it’s sweet because now I get to discuss my ultimate, favorite topic: T, for Time-based, which has a great deal to do with project management. And project management is what I do best. So, let’s start with what a project is. In other words, a project is fully time-based. They aren’t projects.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

For many organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. with 7 Tips for Effective Email There is something about e-mail that fosters poor communication habits. Users see it as a form of instant communication and therefore, doesn’t require the same care and attention that a letter might.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

It could be giving a project update at a staff meeting, selling your product to investors, or speaking to the board of directors. What you do is see yourself as being in a dream and all the “other people&# there are just projections of your own mind that you’re creating and then that allows you to totally relax.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. If you feel the managers in your organization are clueless about this special week, you may want to forward this Monday Motivator to them. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Avoid talking about work. Joan Burge.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. If you feel the managers in your organization are clueless about this special week, you may want to forward this Monday Motivator to them. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Avoid talking about work. Joan Burge.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 23, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. The Function of an organization system is primarily to supply the reminders you need to see when you need to see them. If you are like most knowledge workers, you must have already established a routine or organization system that conforms to your work style and needs. Follow me on t witte r.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Ask for advice Look around and identify those who seem to have their lives productive and organized. Not all projects or undertakings are created equal. Ask them for the ideas, tips or secrets to their productivity success. Research on-line. The number of productivity how-to websites is staggering.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right. Blog Action Day is one of those for me.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Requests for charitable work or even paid projects that lie outside the area you love to work in is enticing since it represents much needed income or exposure. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Never give up, that’s my motto.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Please welcome today’s guest poster, James Adams, and his collection of apps to organize thoughts. (We Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Beyond Business: Making Quality Creative Time (freelanceswitch.com) 7 Ways to Increase Creativity in America (myventurepad.com) Teaching creativity through tasks and projects (politics.ie) Are kids getting less creative?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

If you have a special project, set aside a day as “Do not disturb” time, so you can complete the project. Use that time to catch up on work. Once you establish a pattern, co-workers will learn to respect that time and not disturb you. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively.

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Loosely Speaking

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In fact, it appears that the genesis of many new projects and collaborations has already begun. Next up : marriage of great minds and birth of dynamic new projects and partnerships. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

If yours is an organization that encourages less-formal communication, you may find people dropping by to discuss anything from last night’s big game to next week’s big presentation. For those days when you need a block of uninterrupted time to work on a project, here are five tips to help you control drop-in traffic.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. I'll stop before I reach the point of copyright infringement and suggest you view the full list on Gartner's site.  

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. Yet, given the importance of this project, his casual approach concerned her. She began her first team meeting by delegating steps and due dates to the various department heads. Lynn knew Bob was a competent guy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Create a chart that shows the projects you are handling and the time required to complete them. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them? Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate. It can be as complex as a Gantt chart or as simple as a pie chart.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Prioritize: Next, you can organize the action steps into lists of what you’re going to do. Whether it’s as simple as throwing a brochure in the garbage or as complex as planning a management retreat, you need to identify the steps needed to move the item forward. Get it done: Now that you know what you need to do, get started.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 31, 2010

You can plan a major project, set all the steps, plan dates for the deliverables and then stress over all that needs doing. Set your focus: Once you know where to begin, focus on that task. If you try and focus on more than one thing at a time, all things will suffer. Delegate: You can’t do it all yourself. Get the team involved.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home Repair Program : CCJ is aware that significant numbers of low income homeowners live in houses that are unsafe or unhealthy; many of the owners do not have the financial means or the skills to improve the conditions, and there is a need for a volunteer service organization to help out. Contact the shelter at 928-778-7744. Loose Ends.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Apart from describing the tasks, talk about the leave policy, workplace bonuses, yearly paid leaves, vacation plans, health insurance, employee stock options etc. Try your hands on various experiments with a variety of organic and paid acquisition channels. Strong and effective project management skills.

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The Marq

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

This additional cost and inability to quickly respond can mean doom for many organizations. As I think about the tradeoffs of each type of organization, I realize neither system is necessarily right or wrong. Once you know this, you simply have to search for a healthy and financially stable organization that fits your profile.

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The Marq

APRIL 8, 2010

So, don’t forget to thank them profusely and publicly for insuring the project and company success. The next factor is employee growth within the organization. Lack of growth opportunities certainly drives away employees. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Help Small Businesses Hire Again : In order to ensure that the economic recovery becomes a lasting expansion, the government must enact policy to deal with employment, particularly for small businesses. Organizations are working to help them size up.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects. The uncertainty can take many forms: l You don’t know how long it’ll take you to complete a project. Working for $5?

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

As the imaginary section lead of an orchestra it is my role to organize all of my players to be in line with the overall business strategy of the firm (conductor). A successfully executed project may just detriment the group. December 3, 2009 5:12 PM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Personal Organizer Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 5 Advantages of a To-Do List One of the fundamental personal-organizer tools is the list of things you need to get done daily. Thanks for visiting!

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 14, 2010

A few months ago, I was at an event organized by Digital Book World , an industry publication where I used to work. I have a longstanding policy of not linking to people I don’t actually know.”. His message was perfectly nice, and I realize it’s important to have policies in place that make you comfortable. Join groups.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

These are all extremely lengthy projects. In an online world, such projects are not exactly commonplace. It’s more difficult to organize a coherent train of thought through 50 pages than it is through 5. Using the materials as a guide, write down everything that might need to go in this project. Little ebooks. Move again.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! A - True B - False 4 -- You got side tracked in a project and have forgotten lunch with a colleague/business associate.    Find out your company’s policy before inviting clients to lunch.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You? B - Send flowers? . 

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You want to get it out of the way so you can start your writing project. You’re into GTD now, so you need 43 folders to get organized and productive. Tweet about your writing project. 5 Ways to Trim the Fat from Your Next Project Reply --Deb ( @__Deb ) April 25, 2010 at 12:43 pm Oh, this is just hilarious.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

While total writers’ block may be a reality for some individuals, for most of us we’re just stuck on a particular project. If you write for a living, you may well end up writing on projects that aren’t exactly thrilling to you. But I managed to finish the project by self-discipline. Excellent post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

Colleges and local organizations can offer courses to help, like web design and workshops on e-commerce and blog creation. Deadlines seem to be my best motivator and with a self-imposed structure, I’m not sure self-education would force itself into my schedule in the way that projects with due dates do. Powered by frugal

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The chance to direct a team and co-ordinate projects can be very challenging, yet rewarding. As well, it’s always a good idea to budget more time and resources to a project than you think is necessary to lessen the stress of unexpected setbacks. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Every writer who has ever sent me samples hoping to get a project has sent me this sort of copy. As soon as you believe, as a person or organization, that you are more important than the next person or organization, arrogance and disdain creeps into your tone. It doesn’t. Dean Rieck´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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