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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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The plan for a successful project

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Whether tackling this year’s holiday cards, planning a multi-leg trip for 3 executives or just ordering lunch for the board meeting, each project can be thought of using the below “outline&# to achieve maximum success. Once complete, reflect on the outcome of the project - What worked? What didn’t?

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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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5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain's Hard Drive

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Do you keep reminding yourself to do things that you think you “should do” but don’t really need or want to do – like arranging your vacation photos into a photo album, alphabetizing your bookshelf, sending out holiday cards? At some point in the process, you might hit the “overwhelm wall.” Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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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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