Productivity Recap- July 24th/09

July 24, 2009 in Productivity

Arif of Arif and Ali’s Blog writes about when and when not to bring up and issue in his post “Speaking Up When We Shouldn’t- an Effective Management Tip.” Discusses how to decide when an issue is worth raising with your team or employees. http://www.vakil.org/2009/07/15/speaking-up-when-we-shouldnt/

David Pierce of Gearfire shares tips for keeping organized in his post “The 3 Step Plan to Owning Your Task List”. Includes tips for keeping everything together, scheduling, reviewing and shares tools for doing all of the above. http://www.gearfire.net/3-step-plan-owning-task-list/

Ian McKenzie of Ian’s Messy Desk shares his tips for good phone habits in his post “Bad Telephone Habits to Avoid”. Includes answering the phone before the third ring, speaking with the transmitter under your chin, and losing track of someone that you have put on hold. http://www.ismckenzie.com/bad-telephone-habits-to-avoid/

Easton Ellsworth of Visionary Blogging shares tips on how to improve your blog in his post ” 5 Surefire Steps to Better Blog Content” Includes some in depth tips on how to improve your content by really delving deep into your blog and analyzing it from all angles. http://www.visionaryblogging.com/content-improvement/

Erin of Unclutterer shares tips for raising an organized child in her post ‘Teaching Time Management Skills To Children”. Includes giving children an hour to get dressed and fed every morning, no tv. an hour before bedtime and giving 15, 10, and 5 minute warnings. http://unclutterer.com/2009/07/21/teaching-time-management-skills-to-children/