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Case Upon - If I Am So Busy... How Come I'm Not Getting Very Far? The Truth About How Managers Spend Their Time
It's an interesting and emerging field and one that seems here to stay so could be very useful for any budding small business starters out there.What is an 'infopreneur'? And what use is it in sustaining an income online?Anybody can be an infopreneur. We are all unique and we all have access to our own unique information databases, it's all encased in that grey matter locked deep inside our skulls.An infopreneur would simply build a website based around original content; content he or she knows a lot about, it could be a hobby or a field of interest related to a current career for example.Once the infopreneur has built up a website containing several pages of gorgeous content, he or she is now in the position to be able to monetise that same content and website.This is where it gets juicy, we've reached the tipping point i
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of
Any professionally trained interviewer can attest these questions are the most asked by people involved with job-hunting. How important is it? Absolutely vital! … How difficult is it? Not hard at all.I can demonstrate the importance with a true story from my book ‘The Art of the Interview’. [*Now on CD-ROM]In the early 1980s I interviewed a young man who, in our meeting, began to quote information pertaining to the company he was applying. He cited the previous year's corporate gross revenue figures, the number of employees’ country wide, projected new product launches and other related information. Needless to say, I was impressed. He got the job.In retrospect, although I tried to be unbiased, when comparing him to the other candidates I interviewed, his knowledge of the company [The Company I worked for and Loved] colored, in his fav
If frenzied and fed-up sounds right, join the 90% of those with responsibility for managing people and/or processes who self-sabotage by busily engaging in non-purposeful activities, procrastinating, detaching from their work and needlessly spinning their wheels.
OK, I'll be the first to admit it…I have been known to scurry around, multi-tasking away and at the end of the day I am horrified at what little I have actually accomplished.
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of
There are two ways to obtain floor mats for your place of business. You can rent them from a janitorial supply and service business or you can purchase them outright. Ostensibly, the most cost-efficient method is to purchase your mats. However, there can be extenuating circumstances that lead you to consider renting your mats.If you rent your mats, a good service will provide a clean fresh mat upon pickup of the old. This may be once or twice a week. The rental will seem inexpensive-typically a few dollars per mat per week. If your business contracts all its janitorial services, this could be the most efficient means of providing clean floor mats for all your entrances and aisle ways.However, if you own a business such as a restaurant, hotel or office building where you hire your own staff to perform janitorial services, you should consider th
If frenzied and fed-up sounds right, join the 90% of those with responsibility for managing people and/or processes who self-sabotage by busily engaging in non-purposeful activities, procrastinating, detaching from their work and needlessly spinning their wheels.
OK, I'll be the first to admit it…I have been known to scurry around, multi-tasking away and at the end of the day I am horrified at what little I have actually accomplished.
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of
In order to be a successful supervisor you need to be able to recognize the fact that challenges will emerge. How you deal with these challenges will have an effect on the relationships among your team members. Here are 3 basic types of situations you may encounter as a supervisor that will need to be dealt with quickly and professionally.1. How to supervise friends. At some point you may find yourself having to supervise a close friend. Either you hired them on yourself or you were promoted to a managerial role while they were not. Either way it can be uncomfortable for both you and your friend. It is important to talk with your friend and acknowledge the discomfort and discuss any concerns you both have about the situation. Determine whether or not the friendship is going to last. Sometimes your friend may resent you for being their boss a
OK, I'll be the first to admit it…I have been known to scurry around, multi-tasking away and at the end of the day I am horrified at what little I have actually accomplished.
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of
When was the last time you were bored?Today? Yesterday? Last week? Last year?And when you were bored, what did you do?Eat? Watch TV? Doodle on a piece of paper? Spend an hour on www.boredatwork.com?I haven’t been bored since college. And you know what? I’m damn proud of that. It’s consistently enabled me to accomplish more stuff, meet more cool people and have more fun.And here’s what amazes me: friends and fellow professionals often ask, “Wow! Books, speeches, article, podcasts, blogs, traveling and marketing - where did you find the time to do all that stuff?”Well, um, last time I checked, all of us had the same amount of time in each day, right?Maybe it’s simply because I wasn’t bored.But don’t take it from me. Take it from these guys:Grasp yo
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of
I’ve been teaching management and leadership skills now for over 10 years to new managers and supervisors as well as to seasoned veterans.I’ve worked with some of today’s leadership and management thought leaders and researchers including Tom Peters, Dr. Warren Bennis, Dr. David Ulrich, and Dr. Henry Mintzberg.I’ve met, researched, and worked with some of today’s renowned leaders including Captain Mike Abrashoff (author of GrassRoots Leadership and former commander of the U.S.S. Benfold), General Tommy Franks (former commander of CentComm and author of American Soldier), and Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group.I’ve talked to thousands of employees and looked at what they wanted – NEEDED – from managers that they felt they weren’t getting, or getting enough of.And, perhaps most importantly, I am a manager. I hire, fire, manage pe
It's called, "Busy Idleness" and it affects most of us. We have an easy and abundant access to knowledge and timesaving resources, yet we spend most of our time "making the inevitable happen". What that means is that all our activity doesn't achieve any measurable level of achievement beyond what would occur if we just sat around with our feet on the desk! What makes a real difference in outcomes is single minded focus on specific activities that can really make a difference.
What's our problem? Is it that we can't tell the difference between competing activities? Are we bereft of creative ideas and strategies? Are we so addicted – yes addicted - to the buzz of busyness that everything other than frazzled feels flat? Or, perhaps it's something even more
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