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Entries for the ‘organization’ Category

Leaving the Burrow

“OK, today I’m going to get out into classrooms, and nothing’s gonna get in my way!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve uttered those words, but no matter how good my intentions are, the “office” part of the job seems to always call for immediate attention. In this article from Principal magazine, former [...]

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Better Meetings

Some good suggestions from Seth Godin about making meetings different and more effective. I will be implementing some if not all of them Tuesday. A few of the ideas: 3. Require preparation. Give people things to read or do before the meeting, and if they don’t, kick them out. 4. Remove all the chairs from [...]

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Managing Your Day

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/ Lots of good ideas here from The Simple Dollar. We’ve probably all waded through mounds of time management programs, perhaps even gone to workshops focusing on the topic. This blog post provides concrete advice for not letting yourself become overwhelmed throughout the day. Some examples: Keep your to-do list to four items [...]

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