Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered. The Sketchnote Handbook.

Gifts 40

Gifts 2013 Holidays Dropbox 40

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

5) Do I have all the information I need to organize my time effectively? Yes No 1) Is managing my time a priority for me? 2) Do I have goals and a plan to meet them? 3) Do I set deadlines for getting things finished? 4) Do I avoid procrastination ? 6) Do I set priorities for all my tasks? 7) Do I work from a to-do list or a written plan?

Skills 100

Skills Management Ergonomics 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

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

For many organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Your signature should include your name, job title, contact information, and company name. lnik Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Email Health Forms 100

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

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. The signature automatically displays at the end of every message and typically contains contact information such as your full name, department, web page, and phone/fax numbers. Thanks for visiting! Comments No comments yet.

Email 100

Email Ergonomics Fax Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

Search for other sources of information. Learn Public Speaking Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Anticipate response from the audience. Make sure you have a clear purpose in mind so that the audience will respond in the way you want them to.

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 Forms 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! Things said in jest often have the sharpest barbs.

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. Thanks for the reminder.

Phones 100

Phones 2010 Ergonomics Health 100

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. But humans have a definite edge on computers.

UPS 100

UPS Filing Holidays 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

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. Comments Trackbacks Weekly Cheat Sheet! |

Filing 100

Filing Ergonomics Cubicle Agenda 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Comments Good Information. Comment by dani on February 27, 2008 @ 7:39 am Trackbacks Time Management - The Key to a Better Life | time management The changing face of spam « This page intentionally left ugly Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

Management 100

Management 2008 Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Resource Information: Life Coach Kathy Gates specializes in helping people who are ready to create a simpler, less stressful, more joyful and meaningful lifestyle. How can i help you get you information out to more people? But this attitude tends to paralyze you, and keep you out of the action of creating better circumstances.

2007 100

2007 Lifestyle 2008 Goals 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! Comments No comments yet.

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

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

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. 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!

Stress 100

Stress Health Mentoring Ergonomics 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. If he or she pressures you for more information, repeat the above statement several times, and then change the subject or excuse yourself. -- Think carefully before taking on something else. Grocery shopping? In the calendar. " "Mom!

AT&T 100

AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100