I want to participate in and facilitate better meetings. Here are some resolutions I will strive towards:
I will make sure all my meetings have clear objectives and agendas.
I will limit meeting invitation to people who are necessary, and I will explain their involvement.
I will follow up with action items that name [...]
We facilitated “Remote Presentations That Rock” for the second women’s leadership group a few weeks ago. After watching the video, one of the participants (Ruhuni) said that the tips sounded very familiar. She asked us if our executive sponsor (Sharon) had been in the previous session. Ruhuni said that she had been working on a [...]
My flight is at 1 PM tomorrow. I’ve checked and re-checked my luggage weight, reviewed my list of things to bring, ran through scenarios in my head. I’ve scanned and photocopied my passport, numerous visas, work permits, immigration paperwork, and proofs of funds. I have an encrypted copy of the scans on my server and [...]
Christmas gift-giving tends to be a little stressful for me. My defence used to be that holidays shouldn’t be about gifts unless Santa Claus is involved. Those adopt-a-family gift drives at work? It sounds like a good idea, but I feel uneasy about requests for Xbox games or branded clothes.
I’m working on that, though. [...]
It’s funny how much the way you think influences what you experience. I think of this as happy-do: the martial art of happiness. It gets even more interesting when you reflexively do it.
I was never much of an auditory listener. I used to fall asleep in lectures. Without visuals, I find it hard to concentrate [...]
Extra value comes from taking notes when learning. Exponential value? From sharing those notes.
When you take notes, you understand things better. You express ideas in your own words. You condense thoughts and expand tangents. You reflect on how to integrate concepts into your life.
When you share your notes, you create value. You build relationships. [...]
What are your moments of truth? What are the crucial moments when you make the most important differences?
Get It Done Guy’s podcast on where you can improve to get the most career boost got me thinking about moments of truth at my work and in life.
If you can identify your moments of truth, you can [...]
Clearly, my Weekly Review task isn’t prominent enough on my task list. Looks like I need to set up a recurring calendar appointment.
Week ending Dec 13, 2009 – plans from the week before:
Work
Do another interview (getting the hang of these podcasts!)
Organize my files
Organize our team resources
Attend team get-together [...]
On my blog, the calendar week starts with Monday. This is standard practice in Europe, but not in the Philippines or Canada, where the calendar week typically starts with Sunday.
I like starting the week with Mondays more, though. It’s the same week, but the framing changes subtle things. Mostly, it means seeing my weekend [...]
While we were chatting about hobbies, one of my mentors joked about my copious free time.
“My carefully protected free time,” I said, and I realized it was true.
“Free” time is valuable. Limiting my work time forces me to work more effectively and efficiently, while giving me the space to explore things that often [...]
