Comments on: Increase your effectiveness with no increase in skill

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:57:51 +0000

You can certainly provide one in the comments that you think is a good one.

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:56:35 +0000

Really a fabulous look at checklists and I would highly recommend reading it. Hey, if checklists work in surgery, they certainly should work in business.

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:55:40 +0000

One of the reasons checklists are so good is that we are thinking about other stuff…and miss the basics that a checklist will have. We can only keep 7-10 steps in our head, so having checklists around to ensure we don't miss something or address something or communicate with someone is what supports the thinking.

By: J. Hewitt

J. Hewitt — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:19 +0000

Checklists are good, but your two examples — meetings and presentations — are really bad.

By: Sally Vaishnav

Sally Vaishnav — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:39:00 +0000

Good article. The book you referenced gives and excellent example of how checklists can help with improving medical care. I recently wrote a similar article on my small business blog on to-do list and how it can help with Time Management. You can find it here – http://www.angelbusinessadvisors.com/blog/2010/06/our-best-time-management-tool-%E2%80%93-to-do-list/

By: nate99

nate99 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:46:01 +0000

For a great checklist resource, look up “The Checklist Manifesto.”

By: Jagad5

Jagad5 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:59:05 +0000

Checklists are great as long as they are used to guide thinking rather than replace it.