Whose meeting is it, anyway?
You receive a meeting request for your boss, but there’s no agenda attached. You don’t want your boss to walk into the meeting room unprepared, but then again, it isn’t your job to do the organizing work. Is it?
Category: Organizing
3 Friday habits worth doing
End your week on a positive note every Friday with these three work habits—and set the tone for the following week:
Starting an office recycling program
Establishing an office recycling initiative could reduce the carbon footprint and save your business money. In the average workplace, 80% to 90% of solid waste is recyclable, according to the EPA. How to begin one at work:
Time management = calendar management
Time is finite. All the more reason to give special attention to managing time blocks on your schedule and the boss’s schedule. Here are two tactics, taken from two executives who use time management to boost their productivity:
2 online tools worth bookmarking
Lunchwalla.com reduces the effort involved in organizing lunch meetings. The site pulls together reviews, menus, OpenTable reservations and an RSVP function into one central location. Gazelle.com gives you cash for your business’s out-of-date gadgets.
Making key inbox messages stand out
Laura answers at least 25 calls a day on behalf of her boss. He has asked her to e-mail the messages to him, rather than write them on paper. “But he gets hundreds of e-mails a day, and he complains that his phone messages get lost in the shuffle,” she says. “How can I resolve this and make it simple for him and me?”
What’s your best power time?
Early riser? Or night owl? Knowing when you crank out your best work can help improve work flow. Start by locating your power times, advises management consultant Karen Leland.
Click before you fly
Before planning air travel, check these web sites: kayak.com, bing.com/travel, orbitz.com, flightaware.com and ifly.com.
1-Minute Strategies: Feb. ’10
Remain contactable by creating a Google Profile … Ask or you won’t get it … Pose targeted questions about the specific behaviors that you want feedback on … Volunteer if you want to feel better about your life … Eliminate everything from the web page you’re reading, except the text and photos, with Readability.
Keep trips organized with online help
Help travelers organize all their information tidbits with these slick online tools: Gliider … TravelMuse … NileGuide … Trekaroo.