“Businesses choose effectiveness over efficiency to listen to customers.” Wouldn’t you like to see that headline? Do businesses really believe that automated telephone systems equals effective communication with customers? Hard to imagine. Who has not experienced the telephone hell of…
Yearly Archives: 2006
Food is a Four Letter Word
Recipe for Menu Planning No matter how busy you are, you’ve got to eat! 1. Organize Recipes. Favorite recipe websites are: AllRecipes.com and Taste of Home. I use the resources in my eBook “Simply Dinner: the Game Plan” to organize…
Posted in productivity
Unforgettable Customer Service
When our three-hole punch at work stopped punching effectively (meaning it took super-human strength applied to a single sheet of paper for it to make a few holes) I took it for a trip to our local office supply store.…
Posted in work skills
Tag, You’re It
Are you your tags? Phil at Make It Great! mentioned this interesting nametag in his post about barcamp: HELLO, My Name is Scott, (who makes a living with his nametag!) talks about how we often aren’t given options that really…
Posted in personal development
Leadership Skills
Leaders have a vision, inspire others to action, and have the ability to make things happen. • Vision: they see what can be, set goals and know how to accomplish them • Inspire: with great communication, courage, compassion, an understanding…
Posted in personal development, work skills
On a Personal Note
Double Whammy Whammy One Sometimes I get overwhelmed. I’ve subscribed to so many wonderful feeds that I must admit that I have difficulty keeping up with them. There are so many neat people out there! Sometimes I read them and…
Posted in personal development
Choosing a Time Management System
100% of us are looking for the perfect time management system that will magically enable us to get everything done. Okay, I made that up. But honestly, how much time have you spent trying out different systems and new applications? Oh,…
Free Articles at Informit
I happened across a four part article “What It Takes to Be a Good Leader” by Ken Blanchard, based on the book “The Leader Within.” It’s one of the “most popular” articles at Informit.com. There are also a number of…
Posted in personal development, work skills
Me and GTD
I first read the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen when it was published in 2001. (Affiliate link: I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you if you click through and make…
My Sister Invented The Birthday Calculator
My sister is a smart cookie. She devised an Excel worksheet that calculates the ages of family members on their birthdays with a formula. (Names have been changed to protect the innocent.) You too can have your very own birthday…
Posted in information management
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