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Getting things done with Remember The Milk
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010By Mark Johnson
I have been trying very hard to implement a David Allen style GTD list system to jeep me organised and productive. I read 'Getting Things Done' a few years back and got a real kick out of the process. Ever since then I have been looking for the perfect implementation.
Now I am not [...]
Back to school: GTD is the solution for parents | GTD Times
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010By April Perry
The first day of school started out great. My three oldest children dressed in their new clothes, laced up their new shoes, ate a healthy breakfast, and then headed off to school with homemade sack lunches and brightly-colored, fully-stocked pencil cases. I felt like a wonderful mom.
They returned home seven hours later, happy but [...]
How To Avoid The Hassles Of Delegating Your Tasks
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010By Marlon Ribunal
I have previously shared how delegating portion of my job saved my head. I did not only finish the job on time but also efficiently fulfill the requirements of that job. Being able to effectively delegate is a virtue of good leaders and managers. For the knowledge workers, delegation is an effective tool for [...]
Do small naps help increase productivity?
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010By Ben Newman
Here’s a general strategy for getting the most out of a brief nap:
Make some notes to yourself about what you were working on, so that you can quickly resume work after your nap.
Set an alarm to sound 45 minutes in the future, as an upper bound to your nap time. If you fail to [...]
Self organisation a key ingredient for scrum
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010by Richie
One of the principles of the Scrum approach to agile development and project management is self-organisation. The benefit(s) that occur when a team self-organises include improved performance and creativity within the team.
It is important to remember that when a team is self-organising, it is still working towards the goals of the organisation, so the [...]
