Tonight I was trying to remember the password to an account for one of the non-profits I volunteer for on Facebook; they have an account rather than a page because they started it back when pages weren’t as flexible as they are now. It got me to thinking about the benefits of a page versus [...]
Gmail Update
Did you see the little update on gmail yesterday? They finally tweaked the page where you are reading emails so you do not have to scroll around to delete, label or do more actions on an email. It freezes at the top of the page once you have read far enough down. Check it out! [...]
Getting the work done
When your phones and internet in the office are down what do you? In the corporate world you either send your work force home or you have them file. If you are working with an administrative consultant would this be an issue? Not usually because you are more than likely not on the same network. [...]
Social Media Networkers, the ‘MadMen’ of the 21st Century
Back in the 60′s when Television was new many ad men had to convince their bosses AND their clients that advertising on television was lucrative and a good use of time. A lot of advertising agencies didn’t see the benefit, even though the young staff did, but those staff members prevailed through persistence and thus [...]
Time management
Write/type down your tasks step by step. The reason for this is to ensure that when you are passing on the work to another person it is all being done. Not in a micromanaging way, but more of a self training guide for others. You can just hand them the step by step guide and [...]
What is contact management?
A while back someone asked me about the difference between mail merge and contact management so I thought a quick blog about it would be helpful for many others. Mail Merge is what you do after you have created a mailing list, usually in an excel document, on your computer. It consists of name, [...]
Having a back up plan
Yesterday the power went out in downtown due to some construction going on near Main Avenue. Not all the power went out, but at least 2 city blocks were dark and traffic signals were affected. This black out of traffic signals hit a couple of major roads for at least 2 miles to the south. [...]
Are you the expert?
Yesterday I bought a car. I knew I would need to have someone help me out, because I couldn’t tell you if an engine looks bad or not. About the only thing I can tell you about a car’s engine is if the belts and hoses look bad. So did I just head on out [...]
Personal Musings #1
When I was in college, I dreamt about being a member of the Bloomsbury Group or a part of the Algonquin Table. I wanted to be one of the members of a subculture, which the world was touched through their literary creations or through their just being part of an elite crowd which people watched. [...]
Book: Crucial Conversations
A book which changed my perspective on how I interact in an office environment would have to be Crucial Conversations I heard about it in a podcast I was listening to about office place manners and I decided to get it to help me improve my interactions in the office. I also purchased the audio book [...]
