Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! The two have come together in an ebook from David Allen Company.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

I have one more tip that I’ve had to learn the hard way: Tell stories – People don’t want to sit through a dry recitation of facts, statistics, policy, etc. An easy way to do this is to ask them questions as well as letting them ask you questions. They want to hear how what you have to say plays out in real life. Learn to tell stories.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Related articles by Zemanta 30 reviews of E-mailing (rateitall.com) Related Posts: Bits and Pieces November 9 Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips links for 2006-07-25 Communication Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. In fact, visiting with mom forces me to be more organized, because she needs to be organized. My mother has never owned a PDA and only in the past year (at 80) started using a computer.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Ask for advice Look around and identify those who seem to have their lives productive and organized. zachgraeve.com) Related Posts: Bits and Pieces – June 8 Bits and Pieces – August 24 links for 2006-08-16 Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Attend brown-bag lunches, trade shows and conferences. Research on-line.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Stay organized. From Shepell-fgi Related articles 8 Tips for Improving Your Memory (psychcentral.com) Regular exams boost your brain power (telegraph.co.uk) Improving Your Memory (socyberty.com) Related Posts: 2006 Christmas Release from Sandy Foster links for 2006-10-14 Bits and Pieces – October 12 Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Help Small Businesses Hire Again : In order to ensure that the economic recovery becomes a lasting expansion, the government must enact policy to deal with employment, particularly for small businesses. Organizations are working to help them size up. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Please welcome today’s guest poster, James Adams, and his collection of apps to organize thoughts. (We Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 19, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Leading From Below (slideshare.net) Stealth Meeting Facilitation from the Rank-and-File (blogs.hbr.org) Could Your Organization Be Bipartisan? blogs.hbr.org) Related Posts: How to Conduct Small-Group Meetings links for 2006-07-21 Quotes – July 30 Leadership Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Related articles Why Dreaming is Believing (psychcentral.com) Intrinsic Motivation (feld.com) Prioritizing self-improvement (ask.metafilter.com) Related Posts: links for 2006-08-05 How to Keep a Time Log The ABC’s of Self-Motivation Motivation Did you enjoy this post? I believe this list was originally put together by Kevin Flatt.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 7, 2007

Many politicians will have you believe that the current up-rise in personal and small business activity is due to their policies, that is b s *, it is due to the greatest platform for entrepreneurial activity to date – the internet and related technologies. Anyone between the ages of 13 (apparently) and 81 (?) Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Where exactly escalations originate from depends a lot on the particular company and how its customer service organization is setup. Employees, and especially managers, who are too far removed from the actual issues and the actual customers are going to have a harder time coming up with effective policies and good ideas.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 15, 2010

Employees recommend us to prospective customers; they are commonly at the front lines, and the success of most organizations are based on employee loyalty and dedication. Depending on the company policy, budget or protocol, definitive rewards keep employees striving towards the next level.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I’d appreciate if you didn’t charge for shipping, and if you have a really easy return policy too. More than price, since companies vie for the best prices all the time, is to make truly lasting impressions in order to win customer loyalty. Make my shopping experience easy. Listen to my complaints.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 14, 2010

A few months ago, I was at an event organized by Digital Book World , an industry publication where I used to work. I have a longstanding policy of not linking to people I don’t actually know.”. His message was perfectly nice, and I realize it’s important to have policies in place that make you comfortable.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

We no longer use our work environment as our social-interaction-generator, our organically grown social networks will embed us all into functioning local social infrastructures, which are so important for our mental well being. Organize Your Life Carnival #18 Said on December 5th, 2007 at 3:09 pm [.] Vol 1, No.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Walk new clients through your payment policy. You should make it your firm policy to have your client sign a contract outlining the work you will perform, the date it is due, how much will be paid, your terms for payment, and all other details of the project. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

I could throw the text book definition of project management at you… Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. … You might want to consider coming up with this type of policy. Eliza´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It’s more difficult to organize a coherent train of thought through 50 pages than it is through 5. I thought I’d share my personal method for organizing much longer projects just in case one of you gets hit up tomorrow for a ghostwriting project. If you have colleagues, get them to come in and help you organize. Little ebooks.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

People know to look for items like “our return policy&# there, and you’ll keep more attention on your actual products and sales. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved. That’s not what you want. Alternatively, put some of those left-sidebar links at the bottom of your site instead.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

As soon as you believe, as a person or organization, that you are more important than the next person or organization, arrogance and disdain creeps into your tone. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 25, 2010

Comments Policy A blog is about interaction more than it is about broadcasting. From this level up, I think you could update your comment policy. If you got an organic Facebook audience, I guess the most important thing is to be consistent. It’s natural, don’t be upset. Don’t get nervous. Don’t panic.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

Colleges and local organizations can offer courses to help, like web design and workshops on e-commerce and blog creation. For many people out there an organized degree and university class structure is necessary because if they don’t have someone else pushing them to reach a goal, it wouldn’t happen. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You’re into GTD now, so you need 43 folders to get organized and productive. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Get a sharpener while you’re at it. Yeah, they still make those.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

Those are all important, too, and people who need to organize and finalize your life on this earth have to have that information. Either way, we have policies on keywording that way. Now, it’s in the hands of a new TOS and policies. Rolls eyes again. sigh* @ClickonPortal – My apologies. Might want to read up on them!

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

I make sure to make writing fun by making my desk look happy and organized, using my favorite pen, or thinking about happy thoughts. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 20, 2010

5 Quirky methods I use to stay organized Reply Tia - BizChickBlogs.com ( @bizchickblogs ) April 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm Ha! Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. I like the unpredictable!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Freelance Writing for Non-Profit Organizations Reply Melanie Jongsma ( @lifelinespub ) April 2, 2010 at 12:49 pm I read something in Peter Bowerman’s books that has stuck with me: Do at least one “marketing&# thing every day. However, not every freelancer should have a blog. John Soares´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

I believe that for this reason, a lot of clients out there are simply wanting unique contents to push their websites on the organic listing ( search engines ). Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

One other thing I’d add for freelancing–and it’s either a pro or a con depending how you look at it–is that you need to build your network of freelancers through professional organizations, meetups or some other way. You should do this before taking the plunge. JB´s last blog. Don’t Quit…yet.

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Men With Pens

JULY 18, 2010

8 Ways to Organize Content Creation and Business Chaos Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) July 22, 2010 at 8:49 pm Going first is always a freak out, not just with horses. I gotta say if I did live nearby, I would take you up on that offer. My wife is a horse lover and I would love to ride with her and show my kids too. Powered by frugal

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JANUARY 16, 2010

For you to maximize the blog’s potential, we want your content and organization to live up to that stylistic focus. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Kudos for that. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

I’m a player, not an organizer…!) Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. If someone around here put together a write-in like that, I’d definitely be first in line to show up. (No,

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JUNE 20, 2010

Top 10 Online Project Management Tools Reply Þórey Ómars ( @thoreyo ) June 22, 2010 at 6:00 am @ Murray You´re not going crazy The difference between our everyday speech and our inside-the-head voice, is that when we use the inside-head one we are reading or in the process of writing organized text. That’s amazing. Powered by frugal

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Reply Eliza ( @MakeWayForBiz ) November 30, 2009 at 2:39 pm @kingworks – ah yes, the guilt about charging what we are worth because, well, it’s church or charitable organization. Trust me, I have worked for both churches and charitable organizations and they *know* they are running a business. Family … friends.

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APRIL 18, 2010

Getting back into a new and organized approach is rocky, but expect that will change. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. And yes, without passion for your mission, you’re sunk.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

END DISCLAIMER With that out of the way, and my obvious bias flagged, let me also state that I work on the online side, and more specifically, on the Search Marketing side of the organization. I also run a blog called, “Internet Marketing for SMBs,&# so if anyone can relate to both sides of the Print/Online debate, I can.

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