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.

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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.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

For example, if there’s a seminar or training session they can attend this week either on- or off-site, let them go! This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. If you feel the managers in your organization are clueless about this special week, you may want to forward this Monday Motivator to them.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

For example, if there’s a seminar or training session they can attend this week either on- or off-site, let them go! This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. If you feel the managers in your organization are clueless about this special week, you may want to forward this Monday Motivator to them.

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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.

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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. 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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Marq

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Let’s substantiate this large variance with an example. This is especially alarming in tough economic times when cost-reduction is a high priority for any organization that wishes to beat out its competition. Feel free to share your thoughts and experiences with your company’s employee policies and attrition below.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Last week’s post ended with the affirmation that this approach has positive consequences for your whole organization. For example, employees who realize their managers don’t respond to poor behavior, in fact, don’t reward it, will begin to believe in the system and your managers’ ability to implement it.

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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.

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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.&#

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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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

For example, take inventory each day of what went right, rather than focusing on the problems you had or mistakes you made. Focus on the Positive – A lot of stress is created by focusing on the negative in the world around you or in your own life. Train yourself to look for the positive.

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership. This may mean searching for and providing additional courses, in-house training, or brown-bag lunch events where team members teach each other about what they’re learning.

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The Marq

APRIL 15, 2010

I’m making an exception to my “no rant&# policy today because of a product advertisement I saw recently for Kleenex Hand Towels while watching TV. A perfect example of a product they could develop is one by PeopleTowels: reusable hand towels made from organic cotton and ink. Every time I see it, it makes me angry.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

As the imaginary section lead of an orchestra it is my role to organize all of my players to be in line with the overall business strategy of the firm (conductor). For example, a posting describing how to train your mind to think different would be a wonderful read. November 27, 2009 9:48 AM GolferNewb said. Just read this, will do.

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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!

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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. Join groups.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For example, I charge hourly for client meetings and set a minimum of 4 hours. Fees are hard to nail down, but you should start by looking at examples in publications from Writer’s Digest or the National Writer’s Union. Walk new clients through your payment policy. Everything evens out over several projects.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

That’s a crappy example, but you get the point. I like your before/after examples that light up the point. If I ever have to use an example of stupidity in my copy, that stupidity has to be on my part. Good example is Naomi. Go read my blog for a few hours and get psyched up. Then come back.” Powered by frugal

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

Thanks to Stephanie Shalofsky of The Organizing Zone. Thanks to Sue West of Space4U Organizing. Over the years I have been asked to do a variety of things for my clients in addition to my organizing services. Thanks to Sara Pedersen of Time To Organize. Thanks to Melinda Anderson of Southern Home Organizers.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

For example, all of these books I chose for my marketing class have exercises in them or suggestions on how to apply their advice to your own business, which means – and this is killer – I can give myself assignments. In my case, for example, I want to have a whole marketing campaign planned out by the end of my course.

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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. One piece of information might suggest an analogy to you, for example. Move again.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

We suggest having large, clearly-titled buttons that help guide peopl e – for example, buttons that read, “Check out our latest styles,&# “Tell a friend and earn $20!&# People know to look for items like “our return policy&# there, and you’ll keep more attention on your actual products and sales.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Kristy Ramirez writes for Life Insurance Finder where she helps people to compare life insurance quotes and select the best policy to meet their needs at the best possible price. Instead, learning how to better manage our time by being organized, and setting realistic goals. Guest Post.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Organize your errands into a single run. 3) Count on Interruptions No matter how well you organize your schedule, there will be times when interruptions get in the way. Organize and schedule your errands. Save time by grouping similar tasks together. Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time. It’s time to prune.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

Your PayPal accounts, for example. 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. Might want to read up on them!

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