Managing Purpose & Priorities with Richard Maybury
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” – John Dryden
Improved self-management involves changing our behaviours. Often this means breaking old habits that we ‘know’ do not serve us well. The ruthless reality, though, is that our habits (both good and bad), exert a vice-like grip over our current behaviours. [click to continue…]
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When I run teamworking training events based upon our priority management with Microsoft Outlook training, one of the things I strongly suggest is that the team members adopt a core of common Outlook Categories. Renaming the default Categories is relatively straightforward.
The other day I was facilitating a short session based upon my ‘Welding Purpose to Priorities’ programme and someone asked if it was possible to customise Outlook Categories automatically across a team at Administrator level. [click to continue…]
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I can’t tell you how many times I am asked to ‘pronounce’ on the ‘Best Outlook Inbox Folder Structure’ when we run our workload and priority management training programmes. It’s a question I answer this way…. [click to continue…]
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I was delighted to be able to help one of our Finnish clients the other day with these resources for automatically spell checking multiple languages in Outlook emails . The main problem is that Outlook 2003 does not have the capacity for multiple language spell checking so you must first do this: [click to continue…]
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I have been using Spinvox memo service on my smart phones and BlackBerry for years when on the run between meetings. It turns my spoken word into an email I can drive our 4D priority management process through when I get back to my laptop. I have found it more productive than fiddling with a stylus or punching out words on a Blackberry keypad.
See here for how I use Spinvox to keep on top of commitments on the run You might also find my notes on using Outlook Rules to control the email deluge helpful in this regard.
Well, after a lot of bad financial press, Spinvox has been purchased by Nuance - famous for among other things, the speech recognition programme ’Dragon Naturally Speaking’. This should bring some welcome stability to a great service. I am still using and advocate it.
You can still download the free SpinVox MEMO service here: http://www.spinvox.com/memo.html
Remember, to improve your performance and productivity at work, whilst leveraging your use of Outlook, Blackberry, Lotus Notes and Netscape just get in touch and ask how we can help.
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It’s amazing how people who don’t do ‘Change Management’ can make change happen! I was recently asked to facilitate a team meeting within a client’s Kick-Off event based upon ‘Change Management’. None of those present were ‘Change Champions’, Project Managers’ or held ‘black-belt’ titles in anything work related. They are just a group of hard working people who are responsible for creating and driving improvement changes within the business during 2010, whilst keeping on top of the day-job. Here’s how we tackled the challenge. [click to continue…]
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I was recently asked by a highly experienced, well qualified friend for some specific advice on how he should operate within a number of upcoming telephone interviews for some jobs he was applying for. He had never experienced a telephone job interview before.
After our conversation I thought it would be useful to get other peoples’ insights, so I posted this question to the IoD group and the LinkedHR group in Linkedin. I’m curious to know what your Top Tip would be. Do feel free to let me know in the comments section below. Here’s the question:
‘What is your one piece of advice for an experienced person who is attending a telephone job interview for the first time in their life? You can assume that all the relevant research on the company and the role has been done to a very high level.’
Here are the top ranked suggestions from 77 responses on Linkedin. [click to continue…]
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Many of the people who have inspired me from a distance, made me laugh or look at myself more closely, or pointed me to resources and information through Twitter will not have received a personal message from me – simply because I do not have their email address! I still want to wish you all the best for 2010 and specifically….
I wish you the vision to see beyond the prevailing generalities and pick particular opportunities that will make the most difference to yourself, your business and those you care most deeply about.
I wish you all the focus, energy and discipline that you will need to seize these opportunities even when other people, the events of the day (and sometimes even yourself), will be pointing you down different paths as the year progresses.
And I wish you all the health and happiness you need to enjoy the fruit of your focused labour.
Remember, there is nothing more potent than purpose and there is nothing nobler than purpose beyond ourselves.
Finally, I wish you a peaceful Christmas and a potent new year, Skim my latest blog posts: http://priorityattitudes.com/posts/
Connect with me on Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/richardmaybury
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I am a great fan of Tony Parinello, and specifically his book ‘Selling to VITO’ The very important top officer. He is compelling and I have used his simple, powerful processes for getting to top decision makers for many years. He cuts to the chase, as in this outstanding example… [click to continue…]
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Back in June 2009 I asked if Google Wave means we will be waving goodbye to our 40 year affair with email. My original post pointed you to an 80 minute launch presentation. Well, the Google Wave product managers have now produced an 8 minute version of the key elements of what Google Wave can do for collaborative communications.
Even if you do not have one of the limited release Wave invitations – even if you do not want the technology, you should be aware of how corporate and team communications will be changing soon in your world. Here’s the link to the 8 minute Google Wave video enjoy!
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