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Sunday, November 30, 2008
GTD Time Management
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Getting Things Done (GTD) is a time management theory/practice made popular by David Allen and his book Getting Things Done, I have a copy and am constantly pulling it out looking through it like a hypo-chrondiac goes through their medicine cabinet. I'm going to start blogging a little bit on how I am trying to incorporate GTD concepts and methods into corporate recruiting processes.
I'll start with a post from 43folders.com, a blog I've been following since I first heard of GTD. Its blogger is Merlin Mann who is both very smart...and very funny... in sort of a Seinfeld kind of way. He's also an Apple fanatic and has been gracious enough to exchange some emails with me recently giving me some advice on purchasing the right Apple computer.
I grew up with Macs (my dad was in the public education system so I got to use his) and am finally making the move back in both the home use and professional use. I was recently at Genentech and noticed their employees with Macs and then I heard internal people at Salesforce.com were getting macs and I also made a visit to Apple and everyone had macs...and iPhones...of course. Its good to see common sense/personal productivity making its way back into corporate America.
Anyways... here is some of Merlin's post for the newly informed.
1) Reduce noise - We all have innumerable inboxes, interruptions, and distractions that are part of work and life, you can't change that. What you can do is get more hard-nosed about the elective diversions that you invite into your world. Cancel a subscription for a magazine you never read or sign off an annoying mailing list. Needles get easier to find when you are not constantly adding new hay to the stack.
2) Write things down - Ever find a piece of paper in your office with seven digits on it? You know it's a phone number, but whose? Get ruthless about jotting down ephemeral information if you will need to recall it later. Remember that your brain is a creative organ with limitless creative possibilities, but it makes a really crummy whiteboard.
3) Focus on action - My favorite productivity book, "Getting Things Done" highlights how anything you want to do in life eventually comes down to intentional physical activity, even if it's something as mundane as "take out trash" and "call Mom." Learn the habit of planning your world around action verbs rather than fuzzy nouns. "Implement Strategy" is not a task; it's a project. "Call Jim about strategy" is a very do-able "next action" that keeps the ball in motion.
4) Get out of your inbox - Many of us are habituated to living out of our email inbox, voicemail, and the other "in baskets" of our lives. Instead, try to set aside regular, periodic times when you trawl for the new content in your life, then get back to work! Inboxes are delivery systems, not workspaces. The real work is happening in your brain and practically every other place that's not an inbox. Stop allowing yourself to be brow-beaten by the latest, loudest, or most dramatic item that’s landed in your world.
5) Get pickier - You are the sole person in your life who gets to decide where your time and attention can go. Take that responsibility seriously by not wasting time on junk. You know in your heart what’s really important to you, does the current direction of your time and attention reflect that? Is "kid hugging" time where it should be in proportion to "Blackberry checking" time? Be mindful at the highest level about where you focus your energy, and always strive not to squander it on undeserving activities.
More to follow in the future.Labels: GTD, Productivity
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
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Podtech Video: Internet Strategist Bryan Rhoads
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Jeremiah Owyang interviews Bryan Rhoads, Intel's internet and marketing strategist. He's helping the company embrace social media, cultivate communities and use new conversational tools. This interview takes place at the Internet Strategy Forum Summit in Portland, in July 2007.
Learn how a large technology company adopts these new tools, improves from its lessons and embraces community. Robert Scoble chimes in with additional commentary and questions.Labels: Careers
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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10 Ways to Get a Grip On Your E-Mail
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By Anne Fisher, Fortune senior writer
"(Fortune) -- Here is a startling bit of arithmetic: If you get and send 100 e-mails a day, that adds up to 24,000 messages annually, on which you probably spend an average of 100 workdays. If you could manage to reduce the amount of e-mail you send and receive by 20%, you'd free up 20 workdays a year to use for other things, like thinking up new ideas that could help further your career or, heck, taking a longer vacation."
Here they are (full details):
- Send less
- Quit boomeranging
- Stop - then send
- Be polite, up to a point
- Schedule live conversations
- Strengthen your subject lines
- Structure matters
- Save purposefully
- File smart
- Coach - or suffer
Labels: Productivity
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Monday, November 24, 2008
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The Changing HR Profession
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"In the old days, companies had delivery boys who scooted around with packages," explains David Creelman, chief executive of Creelman Research, a Toronto-based HR consulting firm. "Today all those jobs have disappeared because of Federal Express. We're rapidly approaching the point where HR will be like that, where companies will use outside vendors for all but the strategic level of tasks."
Read more.Labels: Careers
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Evaluating Tech Startups: The Risks And Rewards
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Information Week recently wrote this article regarding how businesses could evaluate start up businesses and their technology. Interestingly enough, I also thought this applied to careerists who are looking at start ups as their next career step.
The article highlighted these 10 start ups....
Agito Networks (2006)
Appliance routes voice and data between Wi-Fi and cell networks. Technically, such handoffs can be tricky.
Evergrid (2004)
Resource management and high availability software for data centers. New CEO named just two weeks ago.
Insightix (2004)
Agentless network access control with real-time device detection. Challenge is to stand out among growing NAC options.
LifeSize Communications (2003)
Low-cost approach to "telepresence." But isn't that an oxymoron?
mFoundry (2004)
Sophisticated software for mobile banking, payments, and commerce. Not for the timid.
Mi5 Networks (2004)
Web filtering appliance detects botnets inside the firewall. Another crowded security niche.
Qbit (2003)
Data compression algorithms minimize storage volume without losing bits. No customers yet.
RingCube Technologies (2004)
Squeezes PC apps onto USB devices for use on remote computers. Just be careful putting your documents on iPods.
Securent (2004)
Entitlement software controls data access. Impressive, but anonymous, customer references.
ShareMethods (2003)
Online document and collaboration tools with PC integration. Google's in the game, too.
They also pointed out some questions that you should ask a startup....
- What's your background?
- When was your company formed?
- How are you funded?
- Can I talk to an early customer?
- Who are your competitors?
- What's the road map?
- How do you make money?
- Do you expect to be acquired?
- Can we meet?
Full article.Labels: Career Strategy
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse
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 Great, short interview with Timothy Butler, a Senior Fellow and Director of Career Development Programs, MBA Program Administration, at Harvard Business School.
"Butler, a psychologist, psychotherapist, and career development counselor for over 25 years, is also a researcher on career decision making generally and the relationship between personality structure and work satisfaction in particular. He met recently with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss how commonly business professionals may be confronted with a sense of psychological impasse and how they can free themselves."
Full article.Labels: Career Strategy
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Monday, November 17, 2008
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Video Game Design Careers 6 Benefits To Working In The Industry
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I work directly with Electronic Arts in helping them develop talent pipelines for their company which is the "biggest player" in the video gaming industry. You would not believe what it takes to create and develop a so called "game."
Anyways...here is an article about the gaming industry with six key benefits. I don't necessarily agree with all of them..but its interesting none the less.
1) Challenge your creativity
2) Enjoy a casual work environment.
3) Get paid for your work.
4) Know your job is secure.
5) Brag to your friends.
6) Brag to your friends
About the author:
Andy West is a writer for Virginia College.... Virginia College offers many courses in Video Game Design.
Full article.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Cover Letter For Internship Strategies
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Here is a great article on both internships and cover letters. I always recommend a phone call before you ever send a resume and then have your "cover letter" address that phone call within it. Today's cover letter is that "introduction email."
Without previous contact, i.e. the phone call... do not expect to much impact from a cover letter.
Here is a intro to the article.
 | When applying for an Internship it is important to stand out amongst the crowd. Remember Elle Woods in Legally Blonde and her pink paper resume? While that is just a movie, and colored paper is not recommended, the concept is still the same-- Be unique and get their attention. A passionate, and focused cover letter is the key to getting that desired Internship. An internship cover letter should reflect the potential one had has. Most people who apply for an Internship do not have resumes filled with career related experience. It is the cover letter which is going to be the deciding factor. |  |
Full article.Labels: Career Strategy
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Sales Jobs and Careers
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Here is some interesting information regarding being a pharmaceutical sales rep...I have a few friends who do this actually...none of them are hurting for cash.
| So you graduated with a business degree or even a MBA and you don't want to become an accountant or get too heavily involved in the finance or banking areas. You like marketing and sales but are not sure of which industry to work in. If you want to be in a leading edge field that plays an important role in healthcare, you might want to consider a pharmaceutical sales career.
Unlike what some people think, one does not have to be a science graduate or have a scientific background to become a pharmaceutical sales representative. As long as one has the aptitude to keep learning, pharmaceutical company training departments will make sure that new pharmaceutical sales reps are thoroughly trained in the science in order to do the job effectively. | |
Get full article.Labels: Biotech
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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5 Types of College Professors
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Marcus Varner writes about what he types of professors that he has identified....
The Controversy
The Wreck
The Sage
The Flatliner
The Demagogue
He goes on to say...
"Once you enter their lecture hall, they have absolute power over you. On a whim or with a simple revision of their syllabus, they can make your life miserable. On the other hand, they can be some of the smartest and most admirable people you will ever meet. They may introduce you to the career you never knew you always wanted. Unfortunately, they may also make you hate the field you always thought you loved." Read his full blog.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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ERE Expo 2008 Fall
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 Had another great time at the ERE Expo put on by David Manaster and the ERE crew. Made a new friend in Elaine Rigoli & Kristen Durkin and also had a chance to see Fernando Delgado again who has left Deloitte since I last saw him and is now doing some very interesting work with Talent Intelligence.
David and Todd Rafeal gave me the opportunity to present my work regarding Salesforce.com and recruiting where Neal Bruce (formerly of Monster and now a SVP with First Advantage) and Mark Mehler (co-founder of Career XRoads) asked some great questions from the audience. I love it when the people like this ask questions...if they don't...go back to the drawing board because you don't have their interest...and that's a bad thing.
Also made some very interesting business/model contacts...stay tuned.Labels: ERE, Event, Recruit
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 Sean Rehder is a "workforce analyst and developer" that focuses on industries and companies, careers and employees, and how they can all work together.
Sean's background includes working as a third party recruiter, as a centralized sourcer, as a workforce manager, as a systems analyst, and now as a developer. Sean's designs and work have been used by companies like Oracle, Adobe, Yahoo, Electronic Arts, MGMMirage, CNET, & Genentech.
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