Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

2) Do I have goals and a plan to meet them? 5) Do I have all the information I need to organize my time effectively? Total up the number of times you answer yes and see below. Yes No 1) Is managing my time a priority for me? 3) Do I set deadlines for getting things finished? 4) Do I avoid procrastination ?

Skills 100

Skills Management Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Don’t keep routine memos or anything that gives you information you already know or have. Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Toss out anything you no longer need.

Management 100

Management Filing Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

You will find Books of Remembrance here, songs that were popular during war time, information on WWI and WWII and so much more on the history of war and Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday.

Holidays 100

Holidays 2007 Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

You are passing on information that benefits the listener. In what kind of setting will they receive this information? Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Make it worth their while. At what time of day will you be presenting?

PowerPoint 100

PowerPoint Ergonomics Health 2007 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

What information should your voice mail message contain? Don’t sacrifice information for the sake of brevity. If you have to leave a lot of information, start by letting callers know which key to push to skip the recording. Get the information up front. How should you put someone on hold or transfer a call?

Etiquette 100

Etiquette Ergonomics Phones Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Take time every day to absorb new knowledge and information: read, listen and watch. The point of absorbing new knowledge and information is not to churn out copies of what has already been done. Creativity leads to more creativity. Learn from the example of others. If you want to be a painter, go to museums and galleries.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Restaurants Gifts 100

Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recruiters need to know where to find them before engaging in any cold-calling, emailing, or other interactions with potential candidates. To further structurise this aspect of training, your agency can take a step ahead by creating a guide or handbook for new recruiters to steer them in the right direction.

Agencies 56

Agencies Training Mentoring Confidence 56

Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! These benchmarks should be established on small scale to avoid being overwhelming. Comments No comments yet.

Telecommuting 100

Telecommuting Ergonomics Health 2006 100

Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recruiters need to know where to find them before engaging in any cold-calling, emailing, or other interactions with potential candidates. To further structurise this aspect of training, your agency can take a step ahead by creating a guide or handbook for new recruiters to steer them in the right direction.

Agencies 52

Agencies Training Mentoring Confidence 52

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

Search for other sources of information. Make sure that the purpose of your speech is supported by clear and reliable data to formulate a sound argument. | Learn Public Speaking Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Salary Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. The retrieval stage refers to recovering information from memory. Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope?

UPS 100

UPS 2006 Keyboards Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

When someone fails to provide all the information she needs to do her job, she explains: “I understand that you need this report by tomorrow. One colleague always submitted incomplete information for a monthly report. To do that, I need last month’s sales figures from you.”

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Ergonomics Health Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

You can provide needed information, support, data and resources without your boss asking for it. Instead, offer solutions when you inform her of problems. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. Present solutions rather than problems.

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Medical 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

It doesn’t matter whether you use an electronic document system like Eric Mack , or a shoe box in your closet: if you can’t retrieve the information when you need it, the system is not effective. She understands the first measure of an effective productivity system: 1) You can find things that need to be found.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Medical 2006 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Don’t listen to what others say about you : The person making comments about you may not be fully informed. Comment by Frank on May 17, 2010 @ 9:59 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! It’s the best you can do.

Gossip 100

Gossip Ergonomics Health 2010 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

If you know you’re going to need information from Nancy and she’s in a meeting at a client’s office, let the requester know. . &# I suggest we move the deadline for the widget report to Wednesday. That way, I can complete your presentation today.&# Point out any issues that might interfere with finishing a rush job.

Management 100

Management PowerPoint Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

When writing the information, make sure to ask for correct spellings. Comment by Ian McKenzie on October 14, 2010 @ 4:21 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! The date and time of the call is essential.

Phones 100

Phones 2010 Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Make some general introductory comments, such as, “I’m pleased to be here today to provide some information. Comment by Ian McKenzie on July 1, 2008 @ 2:02 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

2008 100

2008 Ergonomics Health Holidays 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Some people view time management as a list of rules around scheduling of appointments, goal settings, planning, to do lists and prioritizing. Comments Good Information. While the 80/20 ratio is somewhat arbitrary, it is emphasizes what can be lost or gained through effort. However, there is more to time management than these basics.

Management 100

Management 2008 Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

List all the information you need to obtain. It will keep you on track in your conversation and eliminate follow-up calls for missed information. By writing things down you free up you brain to analyse the information and make productive decisions. This will free up time in your day.

Management 100

Management 2008 Ergonomics Stress 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Powerful Results come from taking baby steps, one after another, day after day, until you reach your goal. Elusive Goals instead of Do-able Goals An elusive goal is “save $5 thousand for down payment for a house”. A do-able goal is “save $100 every week for one year, beginning this week.”

2007 100

2007 Lifestyle 2008 Goals 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. For someone earning $50,000 a year, that translates to a loss of $3,842 a year.

Filing 100

Filing Ergonomics Cubicle Agenda 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

It feels great and my desktop and internet cookies are so clear when I’m done Comment by Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com on April 29, 2010 @ 5:04 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! But humans have a definite edge on computers.

UPS 100

UPS Filing Holidays Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

Give your manager reasonable estimates of what your team can achieve and keep him or her informed of major issues or delays which come up. Working towards an ambitious, long-term career goal is a great way to keep yourself motivated, focused and ultimately achieve success. Dream realistically. Make time for your personal life.

Stress 100

Stress Health Mentoring Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Those who are forthcoming with information — good and bad — can more effectively lead a team to accomplish great things. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Related articles by Zemanta Why does transparency matter?

Policies 100

Policies 2008 AT&T Copyright 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Besides the internet, try to talk to people who will let you have an informational interview or give you the real scoop on the areas you are interested in. We would not be writing marketing material, but would like to send you informative and 100% unique articles targeted for your blog readers, based on our expert knowledge of the subject.

2010 100

2010 AT&T Health Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

I’m reposting with some update information. Round them all up and transfer their information to something a little more permanent, efficient, and user-friendly. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! This is one of the more popular posts at Ian’s Messy Desk.

2007 100

2007 Filing 2009 AT&T 100

The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." With the plethora of information out there, ignorance is only a reason to fail. Like Jp14 said earlier, the Internet provides a wealth of information.

2007 100

2007 2008 2009 2006 100

Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This is my email client of choice ,regardless of platform. It is action-oriented, meaning it gets my emails to where they need to be and gets me out of my inbox a hell of a lot faster. That means the recipient of this gift will never be at a loss for what to capture ideas, goals, projects, tasks, or sketchnotes in.

Gifts 40

Gifts 2013 Holidays Dropbox 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. Write everything in the notebook.

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100