Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

And it’s sweet because now I get to discuss my ultimate, favorite topic: T, for Time-based, which has a great deal to do with project management. And project management is what I do best. So, let’s start with what a project is. In other words, a project is fully time-based. They aren’t projects.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 28, 2009

But when you own your business, or dream of doing, you need your game to have a dose of those qualities but not so much that you’re projecting aggressive arrogance. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend. Last year, I posted a Christmas planning checklist to use starting in November. Here’s a simple checklist to help you organize your Christmas holiday celebrations. Sit down with the family and decide who does what.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting. Garbage/recycling bags or box for shredding.

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Loosely Speaking

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Steeks & Felts, giving new life to timeworn objects Monday, September 14, 2009 at 2:25 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Knitting Fall is in the air and that was the inspiration for a weekend of “what was old is new again&# projects in the LooseKnit workshop.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Yarn details: The main color is a very soft, machine-washable lavender which I found waiting for this project, buried deep in my yarn stash. Speaking of this , here is a related post from the Loosely Speaking Archives: On My Needles Today, June 16, 2007 Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

It could be giving a project update at a staff meeting, selling your product to investors, or speaking to the board of directors. What you do is see yourself as being in a dream and all the “other people&# there are just projections of your own mind that you’re creating and then that allows you to totally relax.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Especially for entrepreneurs and Do-It-Yourself types, “Unraveling Web Development&# may be the kick in the pants you need to either get on with it, or finally make the decision to outsource your project. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Whether it is this week or 3 weeks from now, be sure to use the time to get to know your assistant even better. Avoid talking about work. Make your assistant feel as special as he or she is.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 18, 2010

This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Whether it is this week or 3 weeks from now, be sure to use the time to get to know your assistant even better. Avoid talking about work. Make your assistant feel as special as he or she is.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

He turns to you and says, “Ian, you’ve been working on our major project for the past year. Maybe you could say a few words about how this project got started, where it stands and where it is going.&# I don’t have a formal presentation but would be happy to describe the project we’ve been working on.&#

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Ideas.Ted

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Well, if it’s interesting for us, following that curiosity could spur us towards mastery and send us in useful directions — like new connections, a book project or a campaign to preserve local wetlands. One day, Etsy announced new policies. Copyright © 2021 Dorie Clark. Let’s take a passion for photographing birds.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

For further reading: The 10 Commandments of Email 3 Tips for Writing Business Email 4 Tips for Basic E-mail Management Related articles by Zemanta E-mail ettiquette–Jasmine’s Tech Dos & Don’ts (reviews.cnet.com) Guide to Ensuring Good Communication in Projects (business-project-management.suite101.com)

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

Tom Peters’ “Top 41″ quotes and other free stuff – the Top 41 quotes are a project from 2006 that are compiled in a PDF and offered —along with a load of other free Tom Peters’ material— for download. World’s best quotes in 1-10 words – 10 quotes that are less than 10 words.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right. Blog Action Day is one of those for me.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Requests for charitable work or even paid projects that lie outside the area you love to work in is enticing since it represents much needed income or exposure. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Never give up, that’s my motto.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 10, 2010

Her extensive strategic planning and project management skills help clients track their progress and produce the results they have always wanted. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Episode 2: March 2010 [.] Loose Ends.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Started two new sewing projects and three knitted items within the past two weeks. Usually I knit for pure kinesthetic pleasure of fiber in my hands and the miracle of seeing the project take form. Take a look at why you think you can handle it all and why you, perhaps, fear turning down a project when you are already at capacity.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool. Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

If you have a special project, set aside a day as “Do not disturb” time, so you can complete the project. Use that time to catch up on work. Once you establish a pattern, co-workers will learn to respect that time and not disturb you. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Not all projects or undertakings are created equal. The number of productivity how-to websites is staggering. Buy inexpensive software or services to help streamline your processes. Keep going Maintain your early gains and look for ways to sustain the process. The standards you have set for yourself will not always apply.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 14, 2009

are related to changes in land use Yale’s recent project Global Warming’s 6 Americas 2009: An Audience Segmentation Analysis determined that we are extremely segmented in our beliefs and understanding of this issue. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? are industrial 18.2% Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Beyond Business: Making Quality Creative Time (freelanceswitch.com) 7 Ways to Increase Creativity in America (myventurepad.com) Teaching creativity through tasks and projects (politics.ie) Are kids getting less creative?

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Loosely Speaking

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In fact, it appears that the genesis of many new projects and collaborations has already begun. Next up : marriage of great minds and birth of dynamic new projects and partnerships. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. I'll stop before I reach the point of copyright infringement and suggest you view the full list on Gartner's site.   Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 7, 2009

Believe me, if you use an old, heavily modified theme, you may encounter all kinds of back end challenges which will not make your first WP project a happy one. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. If version 2.7 Compatible Themes.

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Brian was over her shoulder on several of the beginning design projects offering SEO advice and has since decided to join Task Crate full-time as an SEO Consultant. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Episode 1: February 2010 [.]

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Administrative Arts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

What I did find was a report from 2007 compiled by the Collaborative Electronic Records Project at the Rockefeller Archive Center on record retention for non-profits. Another good document I found talks about setting up a document retention policy. Copyright: Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Create a chart that shows the projects you are handling and the time required to complete them. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them? Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate. It can be as complex as a Gantt chart or as simple as a pie chart.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 16, 2010

On my needles right now, like most knitters, are a wide variety of projects: some beautifully elegant apparel, some adorably soft tiny things that will adorn grandkids when done, and a few experimental pieces. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Finally, there is the baseball knitting.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Here are some tales of other CSAs who have discovered ways to distribute their excess shares equitably: Sunshine Farm Market Farmer’s Market Today Local Harvest Homeless Garden Project Do you participate in your area’s CSA program? Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I find that being addicted to a positive feeling like a successfully executed project, learning something new, or fielding a new sales opportunity can really separate the “believers&# from the “nay-sayers&#. As challenges arise, break it down and get the bits of success morsels by chunking down the project and issue.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 23, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. The common reminders that we need at work are the action reminders – those that we need done to complete our assignments or projects. For any offices that are implementing paperless policies, sticky note is not the perfect reminder tool. Visit the original article at [link]. David Allen.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2009

Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. I love, love, love my 5-year-old loan-free Tundra, but my personal energy efficiency czar (also known as my husband) is leaning on me to purchase a Prius. Let’s see what anyone else thinks.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. Yet, given the importance of this project, his casual approach concerned her. She began her first team meeting by delegating steps and due dates to the various department heads. Lynn knew Bob was a competent guy.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Topic Changes for TheMarq Site Policy I mentioned in a post last week that I was reconsidering the topics and format of information covered on this site. Posted by Arash Sayadi on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Topic: Site Policy 2comments: GolferNewb said. I think it looks pretty good.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 31, 2010

You can plan a major project, set all the steps, plan dates for the deliverables and then stress over all that needs doing. Set your focus: Once you know where to begin, focus on that task. If you try and focus on more than one thing at a time, all things will suffer. Delegate: You can’t do it all yourself. Get the team involved.

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