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 Rath, Tom.  StrengthsFinder 2.0.

After Marcus Buckingham left the Gallup Organization to start his own company (and write his own book….GO Put Your Strengths to Work:  6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance), then it was important for Gallup to publish a new book on the Strengths work that they have continued to do.  And this [...]

Tags: book review, Gallup Organization, strength, StrengthsFinder, Tom Rath

 
I am not sure what your email backlog is, but here are two possibilities:

Unread emails which show up as “bold” to indicate they are all unread.
Emails that are all “read” but you haven’t processed them.

This post is to give you specific ideas for dealing with the more current backlog of emails in your inbox. For [...]

Tags: email, email backlog, email tips

McGhee, Sally. Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized.
For anyone who uses Microsoft Outlook, this books is worth reading…and even if you don’t, most of the concepts apply across the various types of productivity software. As I skimmed this book at the bookstore prior to buying it, I thought, [...]

Tags: email management, email organizing, Microsoft Outlook, Sally McGhee

Obstacle Illusions-Are You Delusional? Strategically Plan (and Play) Your Professional and Personal Life for 2010
Back by popular demand this teleseminar will help you get on track for the upcoming 2010 year.  For more information and to register, click here.
In this 90-minute teleseminar, which has been designed to give you maximum value for your investment, you [...]

Tags: obstacle, obstacles, plan, telesminar

I receive design tips from Pamela Wilson (who provides GREAT information).  This morning, after receiving her tips, I asked if she would allow me to post part of it on the blog and she said, yes!  Note the link to the special report:  Ten Design Mistakes at the bottom of the post.  It’s VERY helpful [...]

Trapani, Gina. Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day. 

A hacker is “Someone who solves a problem in a clever or non-obvious way. A lifehacker uses workarounds and shortcuts to overcome everyday difficulties of the modern worker: an interrupt-driven existence of too much to do and too many distractions to keep you from doing it” [...]

Tags: email management, email tricks, Gina Trapani, lifehacker, tech tricks

One of my Life of E’s members sent in this question for today’s Email Extravaganza:
When I teach, I often want to use supplemental material (or even need to because the text I use doesn’t cover something). What guidelines must I follow to ensure I’m not violating copyright? If it’s just a section of a text, [...]

Tags: avoid plagiarism, classroom, college, copyright infringement, fair use, guidelines, Professors, teachers

One of my friends sent me an article about why it’s OK to be a workaholic.  Not sure why she thought I’d like it…hmmmm…
Anyone else think it’s OK to be a ‘workaholic’ besides me?   Here are two links you might want to check out:
Hot Worms and Workaholics: Let the Workers Be!
Is this lawyer a workaholic? Let’s [...]

Tags: Stephanie West Allen, work, work-life balance, workaholic

Dean, Randall.  Taming the Email Beast:  45 Key Strategies for Better Managing Your E-mail Overload and Regaining Your Email Sanity!
What can I say?  I love this book!  I have yet to meet Randy Dean in person but I feel like I know him.  I have been fortunate enough to have him as a guest on [...]

Just today I got an email from Dragon Naturally Speaking that version 10 is 50% off (so it’s $49.99). This is the software that I told you about that recognizes your voice so you can talk and it types.
Just a thought – $50 (and free shipping) is a mighty good price. Here’s the link: http://www.nuance.com/givedragon/
I [...]

Tags: 30 Articles recommendation, Dragon Naturally Speaking, software, writing, writing tool