Organization - Getting Back to BasicsWritten by Lorraine Pirihi
Organisation - Getting Back To Basics If you look at any major organisation, there is this trend for executives to use "palm pilots" in conjunction with software schedulers such as Microsoft Outlook. What's really interesting is even with all this technology (and many of these execs are fortunate to have personal assistants) they are still disorganised. Organisation is not about having all latest and greatest tools, it's about using common sense and sticking to what works. For some reason many people think that by using these (expensive) tools they will automatically manage their time and be more productive. Sadly, this is not case. Technology is an aid, a tool. It has to be used and adapted to suit human being using it. In most cases a paper diary or planner has proved more valuable in helping people to be more effective with their time and their work. In one organisation where I had been working with Head of Department, who was much better organised when he was shown how to use a paper diary rather than computer one, I had Manager of Information Technology say to me "what are you doing? You'll have them all back to using pen and paper!"
| | BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COMEWritten by Glenn H. Kipps
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME"I'll just wait until all of kids are in school." "No way can I try anything new with overtime they're throwing at me." "I don't have skills to start my own business." "I'm just not computer-oriented. I use mine only for email." "Nobody really makes money working on Internet." ‘Most of so-called work-at-home ‘opportunities' are really ‘ripoffs.'" I've heard them all... even used some myself at first. No one is saying that you simply plug into Internet and become rich. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. All successful ventures involve some effort. An Internet business is no exception. However, effort must be accompanied by dedication and "staying power." "Build it and they will come," from movie, Field of Dreams, has significance in world of Internet businesses. Building a provocative and interactive web site is foundation of Internet venture. Once done, there are many ways to attract interested people to your site. We all have been warned at one time or another by people in businesses of all types that "The first year is hardest." For some, it does not take that long to realize their first clear profit. Personally, I received a check - albeit small - after two months. Recently, a fellow Internet business owner informed me that he has started receiving $200 each month after seven months of effort - and his business is growing steadily. Another, after several years, is now earning $30,000 each month. Much depends on time and effort that is put into business.
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