Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Management will lose control. Management will lose control. By providing more control to their employees, managers can help establish a better working relationship.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices. For example, Social Insurance Numbers are rarely needed for retail transactions. Information on your computers should be password protected with adequate safeguards.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For example, if you are holding a meeting with team members, make sure the agenda is set, action items are completed and that things don’t slip through the cracks. Leading by example, through one’s actions is the only truly effective leadership style that cannot fail. Act as a role model Tackle every task with enthusiasm.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Your manager’s perception is reality. For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Find the analogy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

You forward it to, for example, tuesday@nudgemail.com. On Tuesday, it forwards the message back. Or, you have someone you need to follow-up with on November 22nd. You forward it to 11222010@nudgemail.com. Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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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 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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. Start to speak : 1) Give a few introductory remarks.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2010

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. Mnemonic devices boost memory through associations. Try chunking items into smaller groups. One way to improve memory is through a procedure called chunking.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For Example: “Follow up to our conference call” or “Needing Information on Computer Disposal Policy” Avoid blank subject lines or overly general subjects.They are more likely to be ignored or overlooked when the recipient’s in-box has 100 new messages.

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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

Don’t manage anyone at work? 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. Released Time Management Tip Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Time Management Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 29, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 7) Set Time Limits on Tasks There are certain types of tasks, reading e-mail for example, that can occupy all your time if you allow it. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

As a manager , you’re expected to juggle priorities and take responsibility for the quality of your work and the work of your team members’. With competing pressures and responsibilities, it’s not a surprise managers and supervisors are high risk for burnout. Manage expectations. The people leader role can also be stressful.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

For example, if we have to deliver a document at an office and collect a document from another office which is on the same block, both these tasks can be done together. Once you have a list of the things you need to complete, set priorities and decide which jobs should be done first.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Initially it may take you longer to catch up if you have a large pile, but 15 minutes is manageable. 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. « Now! Leadership!

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