Perspectives
Keeping up with Email
Anne Avery explains how she keeps up with a high volume of email. https://vimeo.com/35915814
Booking a Meeting
While I had been using email for quite a while, I had not adopted the use of a shared calendar until somewhere in 2001. I remember very distinctly my first reaction to it when someone looked in my calendar and booked a meeting for me. I was incensed that they would...
Joining a New Organization
Joining a new organization can be a challenging experience. Lea Cameron relates some of her experiences when she started work for McGill University. https://vimeo.com/35915563
Reply All
As bad as the habit of copying everyone is the habit of Replying to All. This is a button that should never have been invented. While it is nice and easy to use, it is almost comical in seeing how people use it. Clearly not thinking, many people fill up others Inboxes...
Management Training
Derek Fisher relates how he learned to be a manager. https://vimeo.com/35915988
CCitis
Thirty years ago, you would not have considered writing a memo and copying your whole team, your boss, and all of your co-workers just so that they could be kept up to date. No, you would have figured out who really needs to see that memo and would have physically...
Core Values
In this blog, Kerri Golden explains how having a well established set of core values can directly impact the bottom line. https://vimeo.com/35912617
Not Responding
If someone walked up to you in the corridor at work and asked you a question, would you ever think of turning away and not answering them, basically ignoring them and their question? If someone phoned you and you picked up the phone to hear their voice, would you ever...
Good Enough, Move On
The expression "Good Enough, Move On" has been adopted as an excellent catch phrase. Michael Caron explains what it means to him in this video blog. https://vimeo.com/35915357