Posts Tagged ‘tasks’
Old Technology Displaces New Technology
In a recent coaching session, a long-time client expressed frustrations at keeping track of all of his day-to-day tasks, especially the little items of following through with people he had met. He felt that lots of useful new and old contacts were languishing because he had not followed up on items brought up during a discussion or emails. They [...]
Getting Things Done by David Allen – a revisit
I have used David Allen's book, Getting Things Done: the art of stress-free productivity (Penguin: NY 2001) both personally and with clients for a number of years. Recently I volunteered to lead a discussion of the book's approach to personal productivity with the Greater Boston Business Network. This provoked me to re-read the book in [...]
Time Management – is now the time to get beyond this distracting oxymoron?
Time management is an extremely popular topic. Is this productive? A Google search for the phrase "time management" returns the droll news that there are more than 14,900,000 responses. Amazon lists 448 books with 'time management" in the title or subject line. A similar search on Youtube.com returns over 2,000 videos about time [...]
Why Should You Develop a Business Plan for Going Concern, How to Do It, and How Do You Convert the Plan Into Action?
Why Should You Develop a Business Plan? For every startup the development of a business plan is a required first step. It is so obvious - business schools have course on writing the business plan and it is impossible to get funding without one. Teams coalesce around the labor. So, every startup has a business plan. For the going concern, [...]
Business Coaching – what to expect
So, what should I expect during a business coaching session? A coaching session always starts with whatever is most pressing for you at the moment. "What's going on today?" We will explore these problems or opportunities. Lots of questions will be asked to work towards a complete understanding of what is at hand. After all, the most [...]
Podcast – Why and How to Develop a Business Plan for an Ongoing Firm
Why you need a business plan and how to develop one that leads to action not the dust bin. This podcast is 13 minutes 10 seconds long. A transcript of the podcast is available in PDF download format here.
