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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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The Friend’s gift. opportunities for improvement—in every corner, from refinements to the business model, to small tweaks for existing products and processes to the micro-moments on the customer journey. The Fighter’s gift. The best gift you can give a Fighter is a strong accountability partner. The Fixer’s gift.

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Benefits of the Group Decision-Making Process

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Benefits of the Group Decision-Making Process Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. While group decision-making can be a complex process, it is often more productive than individual decision making. Thanks for visiting!

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Rebecca Minkoff: ‘I Never Set Out to Be a Rule Breaker’

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Should you be an accountant and crunch numbers all day because it will pay your bills, or should you look for a customer service job that will put your gift of gab front and center? Copyright © 2021 by Rebecca Minkoff. Maybe you’re someone who can talk to anyone and you’re the best listener in your friend group.

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Increase Productivity

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Get Started Now Productivity is a constant process. It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning. Buy inexpensive software or services to help streamline your processes. Keep going Maintain your early gains and look for ways to sustain the process. Thanks for visiting!

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Improve Communication

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Most e-mail software will automate this process for you. Develop at set of personal rules for processing your email in a productive way. If you exchange a large number of messages with a particular co-worker, create a set of rules to optimize the way you each process e-mail. Include a signature section. Respond efficiently.

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The Five Phases of Project Planning

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This is the process we use daily to organize regular tasks: e.g., getting dressed or driving to work. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! David Allen says, regardless of task size, the human brain goes through a Natural Planning Model. We go ahead and complete them without much thought.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

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While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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