Relentless reminders — about our calendar, appointments, tasks — will overwhelm our productivity. Not just in our jobs but in our life. I have a great dentist. I’m going pay him and his firm a lot of money for work that really needs doing. But I have this issue about his service: he has relentless… Continue Reading
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5 Task management treats from changing GTD tools
Last week, my task management tools changed. You see, I bought an iMac and dumped my Windows laptop. This, after my wife dumped her laptop two weeks ago and we got an iMac for her. Outside of the reasoning to change to Macs from PC’s, the big issue for me was finding and converting my… Continue Reading
Use task management to get job credentials
Here’s a personal observation: people are doing much less of what they say they will do. Apparently, the use of task management tools is failing in today’s recessionary climate. The purpose of a task management system has a two-fold purpose: keep your inventory of work so you can judge what you should be working right… Continue Reading
Task management principles for the Cubicle Warrior
Task management articles range from tools to specific recommendations on time management. I don’t know about you, but after a while, we lose all the tools and techniques in the task management maze never to be seen again. What’s missing is some perspective on task management work. The tools don’t matter much as long as… Continue Reading
Book Review: Making It All Work
Those who consistently read this site know that I am a big fan of David Allen’s Getting Things Done method of organizing all of your work. “Work” in this instance means all of your work in your life, not just your employer’s work. I started practicing this method when I read David’s first book, Getting… Continue Reading
For Career Management, Disengage From Your Job
One of the best ways to manage your career is disengage from your job. It sounds like disastrous advice (managers are having heart attacks as they are reading this), but it isn’t. The most successful behavior you can do to manage your task management system in the Getting Things Done methodology is this: do a… Continue Reading
Getting the Rocks Out of Your Shoes
Most of you know that I am an advocate and practice the Getting Things Done Methodology written about by David Allan. It’s a good methodology and an excellent framework within which to be productive in today’s fast paced world. A key principle of the methodology is the need to do a “weekly review” of all… Continue Reading
Reading the Writing on the Wall
We’ve all seen this one: everyone in the department sees the ‘writing on the wall’ except a couple of people. What is obvious to everyone is not obvious to these people. Over at Insourced, Mick says that: the consequences of failing to read the writing on the wall can range from inconvenience to utter disaster…. Continue Reading
