Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

He turns to you and says, “Ian, you’ve been working on our major project for the past year. Maybe you could say a few words about how this project got started, where it stands and where it is going.&# I don’t have a formal presentation but would be happy to describe the project we’ve been working on.&#

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Others carry on self-directed learning in recreational arts and hobbies, matters of health, family and community, or simply to increase their intellectual resources. Not all projects or undertakings are created equal. It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool. Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

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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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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The chance to direct a team and co-ordinate projects can be very challenging, yet rewarding. Burnout also negatively impacts your health. 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. Put your health first.

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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

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. Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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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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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

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. 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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

Projects that will take weeks or months to complete should be organized and tracked in a different way. When we talk about preparing a to-do list, there are a couple of helpful points to remember: The to-do list should be realistic. Don’t include more on your list than can be accomplished in a day. Prepare more than just daily to-do lists.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

If you know a project will take 2 hours, add another 30 minutes to buffer for time lost to interruptions. This is a more efficient use of your time. 3) Count on Interruptions No matter how well you organize your schedule, there will be times when interruptions get in the way. Identify periods of interruptions.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

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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. One in Four Businesses Calls the Owner ‘Ma’am’ : More than a quarter of all businesses are women-owned, but a high proportion of those are one-woman shops. Organizations are working to help them size up.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Don’t leave half-completed projects sitting on your desktop. Don’t leave half-completed projects sitting on your desktop.&# ), I’d never get around to finishing anything. Every morning, pull out the folder for the day and place the contents into your inbox. Then it is right at hand when you need it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

In previous years, we’ve joined the international effort to raise money for men’s health with our own Movember team. We also made a donation this past holiday season on behalf of the employees of BatchBlue to Boys’ Town of New England. Do you have any future projects you’d like to tell us about?   To your success!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

I empower women in slums and rural areas with skills for entrepreneurship and and also do feeding projects for poor children. I was really wondering how to continue giving, and giving but you have helped to liberate my mind and thinking on this subject.

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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. The most important fact to think about is 'what do I need to do next' By short-sighting yourself, you can take each step one-by-one without the chaos of the bigger project in your sights.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. It’s great to ask for this when you go above and beyond the call of duty, did a major project, or achievement or spent a good chunk of time helping out.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

When I started to work for this project (and yes, it was just a pet project in the beginning), all I did was to log daily my progress. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Did a few tests with some sample projects to see how the building process works. Can be tricky at times. Got some rest.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

Free information doesn’t pay for health insurance or holidays. Rebecca hosts a community of writers with the Writer’s Round-About Collaborative Blogging Project and encourages writers to do less for more by creating efficient routines and eliminating unnecessary procedures. Reply Kathleen K.

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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). In coffee shops I tend to do a lot of creative work: writing blog posts, commenting on other blogs, sketching projects or partnerships. For a digital nomad the world is the office. Well, I dont.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

It might not provide returns in one year, or in two years, but at some point down the road, you will have an increased socio-economic profile, known to be related to improved health and well-being. Give A Person A Gift That Is Specific To Them During times like birthdays and holidays, there is the act of gift-giving that can be in place.

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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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