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Coping With Information Overload
Henry David Thoreau once said, "Things are in the saddle and ride mankind." Today, INFORMATION is in the saddle and it's riding…
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Faxing Without Paper Saves Time
E-mail has largely replaced the fax machine. But there are times when a fax machine is indispensable -- such as when you must fax something that doesn't exist in your computer.
Controlling Office Interruptions
One of the biggest complaints I hear from people is that they can't work for more than a few minutes without being interrupted. The result? A small project ends up taking all day, or you have to work into the evening because that's the only time you're not interrupted. An open-door policy sounds good in theory, but it can produce so many interruptions that it's…
What To Do With All Those Business Cards?
Get Rid of Those You Don't Need Everyone collects lots of business cards, and nobody really knows what to do with them.
Use Colored Tabs to Manage Project Folders
It's a challenge to keep track of everything you must discuss with co-workers involved in a project. Project folders are a good start, but each folder contains issues involving various people. You may have 4 issues, in 4 different project folders, to discuss with Sue. How can you remember them all when Sue phones?
Managing IT According to a Hierarchy of Needs
The recent article written by Nicholas Carr in Harvard Business Review, "IT Doesn't Matter," spurred a huge debate in the press, with analysts, and particularly in budget planning meetings between the CIO and CXO-level executives. In this article, Mr. Carr asserts that IT is a commodity and as such offers little competitive distinction and therefore no competitive advantage. As a result, Mr. Carr suggests that…
