Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices. Thanks for showing it.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Many companies offer their work-life balance policies to employees at all levels. Participation in family-friendly policies is a career-limiting move. Management will lose control.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I’m sure your e-mail is constantly getting bombarded with e-mails all the time, Nudgemail helps you organize those emails and put “productive procrastination&# into practice: no new workflow no new plugins no new tools Let’s say you have an e-mail in your inbox that you need to respond to, but not until next week.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Condense: Take what was said and break it down. Number each step. Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For example, if you are holding a meeting with team members, make sure the agenda is set, action items are completed and that things don’t slip through the cracks. Leading by example, through one’s actions is the only truly effective leadership style that cannot fail. Act as a role model Tackle every task with enthusiasm.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2010

Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips. Comment by Frank Farrell on August 28, 2010 @ 2:46 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! But you can only do this once per person!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. Calls during this time are recorded and I contact them afterward if it’s something important. This helps me concentrate better.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Learn from the example of others. Comments Trackbacks Included on Another Top 50 Blogs List Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! If you take time to add these practices to your regular routine, you will quickly find your creative scope increasing.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. Start to speak : 1) Give a few introductory remarks.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) You may find ways to save time and money. Find the analogy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. Often, the boss will not know how long it took you to complete the rush job. You’re there until midnight, the boss went home at 5:00. Put together a list of tasks you commonly complete along with the time it takes to finish.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. Comment by Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com on April 28, 2010 @ 3:09 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Don’t get me wrong, discontent can be a useful thing.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. Comments Trackbacks Stuck | Fried Optimism Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Try chunking items into smaller groups.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 30, 2010

For example if you worry a great deal about flying, know that plans land and take off safely, every second somewhere in the world. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Once you start worrying about something it can quickly grow. Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

A leader shows others where to go, then sets the example for getting there. Comment by Phil Gerbyshak on August 3, 2008 @ 8:05 pm Trackbacks 8 mental steps to self-motivation Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Great reminder for all of us!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. my advice when you suspect a co-worker has a problem with drug or alcohol is to alert HR.but have some specific examples available. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them."

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Do you keep reminding yourself to do things that you think you “should do” but don’t really need or want to do – like arranging your vacation photos into a photo album, alphabetizing your bookshelf, sending out holiday cards? Do yourself a favour – delete them. Right now, the “files” on your Download list are a jumbled list of To Do items.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 2, 2010

An effective way is through newsletters – either sent separately as a way of staying in touch with clients and customers, emailed, or sent in with monthly billing statements. Here’s an example of a short newsletter I received today from a local boutique where I really love to shop. “You spoke – we listened.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. ’ “I’m not good enough.&# “I’m too old.&# “I’m not qualified.&# I feel overwhelmed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. How To Obtain The Results You Want | Jennifer S Benson Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Depending on what you THINK happened (i.e. » ???-LifeBang

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

For example, take inventory each day of what went right, rather than focusing on the problems you had or mistakes you made. Focus on the Positive – A lot of stress is created by focusing on the negative in the world around you or in your own life. Train yourself to look for the positive.

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Denise Aday

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

I was asked by a fellow blogger a few months ago to do an interview by email. Feel free to share any actual examples when you accomplished something by swimming against the tide. My policies are spelled out in my contract, which clients must read and sign off on before we begin working together. How do you deal with them?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

That’s a crappy example, but you get the point. I like your before/after examples that light up the point. If I ever have to use an example of stupidity in my copy, that stupidity has to be on my part. Good example is Naomi. And happy holidays, Akemi – Yes to Me´s last blog. Then come back.”

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

The mistakes were along the lines of typos, not explaining a request so it was 100% dummy-proof, and not catching a detail buried on a multi-page group email that had been forwarded to so many people by the time it got to me that I had to hunt and peck for the bits of information like I was looking for Waldo.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

Free information doesn’t pay for health insurance or holidays. For example, if you offer waste removal services, your blog may do little more than improve your site’s SEO. Free information doesn’t pay the lease on their brick-and-mortar store. And, for most businesses, it does NOT make sense to have a blog.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

For example, if we have to deliver a document at an office and collect a document from another office which is on the same block, both these tasks can be done together. Once you have a list of the things you need to complete, set priorities and decide which jobs should be done first. To-do lists, shopping lists, idea lists, etc.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

And yes, I admit to deleting a few that were just pointless, and of the “Happy [Insert Holiday Here]&# variety – not like I could post the same post every year, LOL. And right now, just for example, we’re about a month away from MAYBE being able to ride again after a very, VERY long winter. Is that narcissistic?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

Copywriters can advance to Creative Director positions, for example. Over the holidays, my husband had paid time off and I was still typing away. We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I Leave a Comment!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

You might, for example, offer to reschedule a meeting for a later date, or recommend giving an assignment to another qualified team member. Comment by Tania on June 1, 2010 @ 6:41 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Manage expectations.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

7) Set Time Limits on Tasks There are certain types of tasks, reading e-mail for example, that can occupy all your time if you allow it. It will keep you on track in your conversation and eliminate follow-up calls for missed information. Most tasks fall victim to Parkinson’s Law , expanding to fit available time.

Management 100

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them. HTML Editors, Chicken Recipes, Fat & Diet, etc., and use a free program like Coperinic, Google Desktop to find them quickly.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# For example, let’s say I want to learn how to be a better copywriter. Another example: Most clients of Men with Pens don’t know me personally.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. It’s really easy to get sucked in to one more email and lose an entire evening. Kenji – love James’ example in his comment.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Do I write routinely about Policy and Management or about Labor Relations? Sonya – I do have to admit that most people who email me their resume and quote an English degree tend to have some of the worst writing in the world… Not sure why that is, actually. Wish I knew. Reply Go ahead. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Take this blog, for example. Holiday Season Kicks Off – 2 Weeks in Review! When their readers don’t actually know what they do, because they never visit the site, they simply open Google Reader or their email for the RSS feed. I wouldn’t be spending money on a new design or paying to develop an email list.

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