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7 Steps to Complete a Massive Project

You’ve probably lived out this story one time or another: You’re having a great day at work. You’re in the zone, knocking tasks out one by one. Then, all of a sudden, your supervisor drops a stack of papers on your desk and informs you that you’re in charge of a massive project. Talk about taking the wind out of your sails!

There are few things on the job that are more intimidating than a big project. Research, repetitive tasks, and mountainous loads of paperwork can be huge turnoffs when it’s time to take on that big endeavor.

However, there’s no need to fear. Instead of trying to eat a pizza whole, you divide it into slices, right? It’s a well-documented fact that projects are easier to complete when divided into multiple smaller, more manageable tasks. In the same way, we will take a look at a process that can make the task of handling your project as simple as a pizza dinner. Click Here to Read Article …

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7 Effective Ways to Achieve Goals

Amy Hunter 6th June Goals 12 Comments

As I was cleaning out my desk drawer recently, I came upon a list of goals I had written years ago (yeah, it’s been a while since I last cleaned out my desk).

Looking over the list, I realized that I had not accomplished much of what was on it. Not only that, but the items on this list weren’t even on my radar any more. I kept looking and found list after list of things I wanted to accomplish but never got around to achieving them.

I stopped looking for more and tried to figure out why I gave up on these goals. I didn’t like the answer I came up with, but I think it applies to a lot of people. Most people, in fact: Click Here to Read Article …

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Tom’s Planner: Gantt Charts for Everyone

Leslie A Joy 11th February Software 1 Comment

Gantt charts are incredibly helpful scheduling tools, but the problem is making them. Programs like Microsoft Project tend to be clunky and ugly. Tom’s Planner aims to solve that problem by being colorful and easy to use.

Ease of Use

Tom’s Planner is super-easy to use. I know just about any app will tell you that it is “easy to use,” but Tom’s Planner means it. With Tom’s Planner, there are two main things you need to know in order to use it:

Drag and Drop Simplicity
“The Magic is in the Right Click”

Once you get those two concepts down, you’re pretty much ready to go.
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Beat Procrastination With a Stopwatch

Liz Andrade 18th January Productivity 20 Comments

I have been experimenting with a new strategy for combatting procrastination and it seems to be working! It’s nothing so genius; it’s actually a very simple idea — which might explain why it has proved effective.

I started using a stopwatch.
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Finalizing Your Fridays

Mike Vardy 11th June Productivity 5 Comments

The week is coming to a close…only a few hours left. You’re either madly rushing to get the things done you set out to do this week, or are in the midst of planning what you’d like to accomplish next week. (Or perhaps you’re doing both.)

Not everyone finishes up their work week on a Friday, but a lot of people do. Well, in theory they do. They do in that they leave what’s left from the past week and slide it over to the next. And the next. And so on.

How many things are left as “open loops” on your to-do list when Friday draws to a close? How many tasks are left unassigned? Are you leaving this week with a sense of completion and ready to go into the next week with a fresh set of goals and accomplishments to achieve?

Do you “finalize” your Fridays? Click Here to Read Article …

How to Find More Hours in the Day

Georgiana Cohen 11th June Productivity 3 Comments

We’ve all wished for more than 24 hours in a day, but short of developing the powers to bend the laws of space and time, that’s not going to happen. But one thing we can do is bend the ways we use the hours at our disposal. If you look hard enough, you can discover time you didn’t know you had. Click Here to Read Article …

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Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission

Peter North 7th June Office Life 1 Comment

“Ask forgiveness, not permission.”

Have you heard this around your workplace? It’s basically a pithy way of saying “I’d rather you go too far than do too little.” Instead of getting bogged down in the bureaucracy, they’re telling you to move forward with your work – even if you have to bend a few rules.

Whoever says this to you clearly trusts your judgment and approves of your past work. The phrase may sound a little strange, but consider it a compliment and a testament to your reliability. You’re getting permission to bulldoze through the roadblocks instead of stopping the whole operation – you get to keep the “flow” going for both you and your organization.

Just don’t take it too far.

Have you ever worked for an organization that endorses this philosophy? Punishes those who follow it? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

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Producteev Two is a Sequel Worth Checking Out

Mike Vardy 3rd June Productivity Leave a Comment

Yesterday was the launch of latest offering in web-based productivity software solutions, Producteev Two. The system takes all of your (and, if applicable, you team’s) tasks and puts them into one place where they can managed and tracked accordingly. I’ve had some time to play around with the beta release of the product and am quite impressed with the look, feel and ease of use of this pretty powerful tool. Oh, and you can do pretty much everything without even going to their website. Click Here to Read Article …

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