Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s why it’s important to position yourself as a valuable employee in your organization. If your boss seems unhappy or concerned, for example, take a seat and wait quietly for her to initiate conversation. Your manager’s perception is reality. You may find ways to save time and money. Find the analogy.

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Medical 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Condense: Take what was said and break it down. Number each step.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Training Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I’m sure your e-mail is constantly getting bombarded with e-mails all the time, Nudgemail helps you organize those emails and put “productive procrastination&# into practice: no new workflow no new plugins no new tools Let’s say you have an e-mail in your inbox that you need to respond to, but not until next week.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Email Holidays 100

Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2010

Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips. Connect – Take your “snap&# of the face and connect it to the name. Let the name invoke a visual image you can link with the person’s face.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health 2010 2007 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

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. Calls during this time are recorded and I contact them afterward if it’s something important. This helps me concentrate better.

Management 100

Management Ergonomics Health 2010 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Stay organized. For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

UPS 100

UPS 2006 Keyboards Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Learn from the example of others. If you take time to add these practices to your regular routine, you will quickly find your creative scope increasing. Suck it up. Creativity leads to more creativity. Take time every day to absorb new knowledge and information: read, listen and watch. If you want to be a painter, go to museums and galleries.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health Restaurants Gifts 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Green for work and blue for personal for example.  Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog? Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Staples 100

Staples Networking AT&T Phones 100

Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For example, Social Insurance Numbers are rarely needed for retail transactions. Information on your computers should be password protected with adequate safeguards. Reduce the amount of customer information you collect; if you don’t need certain information for a transaction, don’t collect it.

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Holidays Policies Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Using Email Effectively Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. Often, the boss will not know how long it took you to complete the rush job. You’re there until midnight, the boss went home at 5:00. Put together a list of tasks you commonly complete along with the time it takes to finish.

Management 100

Management PowerPoint Ergonomics Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. Get out in the community and give something back to someone in need. It is difficult to wallow in discontent, when you’re dealing with the challenges others are facing. Don’t get me wrong, discontent can be a useful thing.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health 2010 Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Policies that increase employee health and well-being, foster employee commitment and support families, positively impact everyone (employees; men and women, customers and clients, families and communities.) This includes elements of occupational health, counselling, financial and careers advice and also FLEXIBILITY.

Policies 100

Policies Health 2010 Telecommuting 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals.

Goals 100

Goals Fax Networking Travel 100

Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 30, 2010

For example if you worry a great deal about flying, know that plans land and take off safely, every second somewhere in the world. Once you start worrying about something it can quickly grow. It can often be challenging to keep small worries from becoming huge. One way to achieve this is working out the real odds.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics Health 2007 AT&T 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

A leader shows others where to go, then sets the example for getting there. Realize that circumstances change and what you’re trying to do needs to change to keep up. Encourage others to greatness – Share the experience. If you want to energize your drive to greatness, bring others along with you.

2007 100

2007 Ergonomics Health 2008 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Example 2:   Do you have a litany of sales and prospecting calls to do?  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Group them together! 

Networking 100

Networking Phones Fax Management 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! By grouping the same type of information, say Tweets about organizing, you are able to focus on one topic at a time.   For examle, I send messages on organization and productivity, but I occasionally will send updates on gratitude or something that happened to me that day. . 

Twitter 100

Twitter Networking Facebook Social Media 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on. Defragment: The defragmenting function on a computer rearranges files so your programs run faster.

UPS 100

UPS Filing Holidays Health 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   It is Get Organized Month and now is a great time to focus on your personal affairs.  Take care of yourself - you are the only you that you have Get your health in order We hear this all of the time, but it still holds true.  Link Lineup! "  ~ P.T.

Filing 100

Filing Medical Finance Health 100

Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Symptoms that are ignored ultimately lead to much more serious health problems. For example, take inventory each day of what went right, rather than focusing on the problems you had or mistakes you made. Behavioral Increased substance (i.e., Train yourself to look for the positive.

Stress 100

Stress Management Health 2010 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! It's simple to keep my schedule, lists and important health notes in one place.  I believe I have created an effective way to stay organized and on schedule while tracking symptoms & medication related to chronic illness.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Calendars 100

Calendars Twitter Phones Google 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. ’ “I’m not good enough.&# “I’m too old.&# “I’m not qualified.&#

2010 100

2010 AT&T Health Ergonomics 100

Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. Consider, however that these feelings are not caused by your cranky boss, or the construction on the street, or your inconsiderate spouse, but rather your feelings are caused by what you TELL yourself about your circumstances.

2007 100

2007 Lifestyle 2008 Goals 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! For example, write all tasks related to recruitment on blue cards and items related to resident evaluations on red cards. For example, after receiving an e-mail request, don’t let it sit in your in-box until you remember or miss the deadline. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Calendars 100

Calendars Microsoft Excel Interviewing Networking 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.  Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

Business Cards 100

Business Cards Networking Facebook Phones 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   This means that if you weigh 200 pounds, for example, then you need to drink 100 ounces of water a day.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   I've tried different systems and they don't work.  Drink lots of water!   Let me know that too!

Medical 100

Medical Phones Filing 2007 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Click the Hide button that appears on the upper right corner of the post (see it circled in red below for example). Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

Facebook 100

Facebook UPS Networking Fax 100

The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud?

Collaborate 100

Collaborate 2007 2010 2008 100

Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Short and jargon-free job descriptions are what sells the most.

Social Media 52

Social Media Skills Salary International 52

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   The rhizomes are the organism's growth system.    For example, I have days in my week that are dedicated to client work and days that are dedicated to marketing, writing, etc.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Networking 100

Networking Email Phones Filing 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Let GO of Your Story | Main | The Great Organizing Giveaway is Here!   For example, if you wait until you have a perfect plan for working out and eating right, you will never lose the weight you want to lose.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

Learning 100

Learning Twitter Networking Goals 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.  Thanks to Stacey Anderson of Organized Innovations, LLC 2. Do the dump!

Email 100

Email Management Filing Monster 100

The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on! Build your own network! External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

2007 100

2007 2008 2006 2009 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Thanks to: Sharon Lowenheim from United States of Organizing Goddess, Inc. List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « It Everywhere!

Management 100

Management Agenda Calendars Twitter 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Personal Organizer Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 5 Advantages of a To-Do List One of the fundamental personal-organizer tools is the list of things you need to get done daily. Thanks for visiting!

2008 100

2008 Ergonomics Health Holidays 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 22, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! The literature was full of examples that said 'you can't do this' " Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads. Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Peter Duesberg, molecular-biology professor at U.C.

AT&T 100

AT&T Networking Fax 2010 100