Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc. This will also reinforce the idea of a “fresh start&# for your desktop.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 4, 2022

When a pilot programme for a four day week was announced in the UK early in the New Year, #4dayweek trended for days on twitter, with jokey comments on how employees taking part in the trial should do everything not to ‘f it up for the rest of us.’ But behind the humour there’s a real issue with productivity in the UK.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2010

The process of thinking up the images and making the connection will fix them into your memory. Let the name invoke a visual image you can link with the person’s face. Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips.

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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? At some point in the process, you might hit the “overwhelm wall.” Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

It really streamlines the process. 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. I batch all the related tasks together so there’s synergy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The date and time will be important if need to support a process for certification or legal reasons. Needless to say, a telephone number comes in handy when you need get back to the caller. The date and time of the call is essential. This will help you recall the conversation.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Process: Once you’ve collected all the open loops, figure out what you need to do to close them. Comment by Ian Hunter on May 30, 2007 @ 2:18 pm Ian: that’s a good point and the process would certainly work for any kind of absence. This is also a good time to thank them for covering your unexpected absence.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 30, 2010

Even if you process 1,000 sheets of page this week, you won’t have done much more than ten pounds worth of work. Stop exaggerating I’ve said it a million times, don’t exaggerate! How often have you said something like, “I have a ton of work to do this week?&# Keep a reasonable perspective on the things you have to do.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. Use each room or landmark on your journey to “signpost” different parts of the speech or each step of the process you need to remember. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. Take a fresh perspective.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 31, 2010

We make the process easy from the estimate to the delivery. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software christmas gifts idea - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping - is easy with ShipSmart.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

We make the process easy from the estimate to the delivery. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software gift ideas for christmas - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping - is easy with ShipSmart.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Good time management processes let you concentrate on one thing at a time. When your habits are not conducive to effective time management, then it’s time to change. Habits can be difficult to modify, but the effects are beneficial and rewarding. Don’t multi-task. Multi-tasking is inefficient. Keep a daily, prioritized to-do list.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

3) Practice In addition to mentally visualizing the process, you need to practice your presentation as you will give it. Mentally rehearse this sequence with all the details of your presentation, and it will help you focus on what you need to do to be successful. This includes using any visual supports and equipment.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 17, 2010

We have a sense that motivation is a positive process and that somehow it is connected to success. Things that motivate us are more deeply rooted; whether they be love, health, success, etc. When I pressed her for details, she wasn’t really able to nail things down. It was just some sort of “feeling” she had.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Symptoms that are ignored ultimately lead to much more serious health problems. Keep a Journal – Instead bottling up your feelings and thoughts express them in a journal, which will provide a sense of relief and could serve as the first step in a more problem-solving process to resolving underlying issues.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 6, 2010

You’ve heard your speech…your audience hasn’t and needs time to process it. Silence is better than idling. Pace, pace, pace. Speak more slowly than you think is right. Record and playback. Use a camcorder or recorder to practice.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

A process of elimination will begin and one particular area may get traction through luck and coincidence that starts to feel like the front-runner. To vividly imagine what you want allows you to clarify your desires and it also involves your emotions in the process, which provides added power.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

The process is as important as the destination. At home, see if you can set aside a weekend for paying bills and organizing your savings and even planning your breaks and holidays. 'Organize' The process is as important as the destination. How do you organize your progress so that your life goals are realized?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Small Business Crunches Numbers : Small business has fought the health-care bill as too costly. FPB and Accept Cards LTD help firms save money an merchant services : The FPB is helping small businesses cut adrift by the providers of credit card merchant services or struggling with the cost of processing card payments. — ST.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

The starting point in this process is to develop a deliberate and systematic approach to networking throughout your career. Remember, your choice of a reference group in your networking will determine the success of the process. You begin your networking process at your place of work. They consider you one of them as well.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily.    The Home Filing System includes a booklet to guide you through the filing process by helping you select the appropriate files for your home.   Then use the system.    Avoid backlog.    Need to eat better or exercise more? . 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Even with an in-basket, you need to process your mail daily to avoid accumulating a stack of paper. While there is a challenge in the initial cleaning of the messy desk, the regular maintenance often poses the bigger challenge. Here are some tips to help keep the desk clean: Sort your mail and toss junk as it arrives.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

The other day I was working with a new strategy client and we were reviewing her client sales and communication processes.   Yes, we are currently in the process of developing an Android app as well. In previous years, we’ve joined the international effort to raise money for men’s health with our own Movember team.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

As I was going through the manual, I saw chapters on office procedures, confidentiality, health and safety, security and more. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. This process of scheduling your time will help you prioritize your tasks and propel you forward.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You should have a Twitter account, or maybe even a blog. Take advantage of a matching 401k plan, a flexible spending account, and buy the best health insurance you can afford. Weigh how much time you have to comfortably look for a job and where in the job hunt process you are at. Your Facebook should be private.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

You really can’t lose when you initiate contact first, because you then have control of the conversation, and control means that there is no way you can get hurt in the process. We always compliment folks who travel more, and who try out new activities, because they are opening their minds up in the process.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). This isn’t an easy process. And I don’t think it’s a process for everybody. And seeing the world in the process is a really nice add-on to this offer. Well, I dont.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 27, 2010

We have to push harder and become richer so we can pay our mortgages, get a bigger and fancier car and spend our holidays in exotic places with names that we couldn’t really spell. The Secret Whatever. The truth is I wasn’t a good kid in school because of my memory. I was a good kid in school because I didn’t care much about it.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

And this is exactly what I’m going to do in this blog post, I will publish these daily logs (in a more or less abridged version of course) giving you a time based description of the whole process, from installing Xcode to having your app in the AppStore. This post will not cover this process. Restart the process. Loads of bugs.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. People even imply and suggest (or at least the Twitter gang did) that bloggers should be ashamed of asking for money, for any kind of payment for that solid advice and knowledge. Holiday Season Kicks Off – 2 Weeks in Review!

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