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  • 12.09.08
    The Mindset to Getting Things Done: Think Result-Oriented Productivity & Oranization | (29)
    Washing the dishes Zen style? Read on to make sense of it. Photo courtesy of babasteve Questioner: “How do you take on the bureaucracy that damages so many organizations?” Jack Welch: "Damages? How about deadens? That’s a better word to describe what bureaucracy does; it sucks the life out of a business … Kafkaesque … kick bureaucracy: At every chance, poke fun at anyone who tries to install process for process’s sake; rib people who get all puffy about their positions or titles.What you want is…A business where an idea’s value has nothing to do with the stripes on the shoulder of the person ...
  • 11.15.08
    A Beginner’s Guide to Time-Management Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | (14)
    Photo courtesy of fotologic "To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best." ~ John Hall Gladstone Time-Management is not only something for managers and leaders. It is a topic ...
  • 10.26.08
    How to Plan Your Week: 4 Steps to Productivity Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | (16)
    Steve Jobs presenting iCal "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~ Steve Jobs This is a very practical posting in which I will show you my personal weekly planning process. I hope you can use and adapt it for your own ...