You want to start getting productive? Great. Me too. I’m not a project management, productivity or management guru. I don’t have my own book, toolkit, methodology, planner or software that I’m trying to sell either. But I do have a lot of experience in evaluating, creating and using things to help make people more productive, and I want to share it. I think it’s a fascinating area. If you’re reading this, you probably do, too.
So where to start? Well, I’m a big fan of a podcast on management that I’ll share later, and the approach they take is one that I think works here as well. Don’t focus on the theory. Focus on giving people things they can actually do. There are enough books and theories out there. My goal is to make things as simple and actionable as possible, so we can all get what we need to get done, done.
Like most of you, I’m always looking for the perfect system to keep me organized and on top of everything I need/want to do. It doesn’t exist. There’s no perfect system. I’m convinced of that, but I’ll keep looking. The purpose of this blog is to share what I learn along the way, and the tips, tools and tactics that work for me. I hope you find them interesting, and that they work for you, too.
So, let’s get started.
Here’s a list of things I plan to discuss (in no particular order):
- Outlook
- Remember the Milk
- 7 Habits/First Things First
- Mind Manager
- Bubbl.us
- DIY Planner
- Getting Things Done
- Inbox Zero
- 43 Folders
- Team Leadership
- Manager-Tools
- Palms, Treos and Blackberrys (oh my)
- Plaxo/Pulse
- Naymz
- VisualCV
- Your suggestions
Let me know what works for you,
-Adam