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Monday Morning Motivators – June 11, 2007
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Espresso business tips are designed to "caffeinate" your mind while your java gets you going. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
"There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Table of Contents
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1. To Batch or Not to Batch – Linda Fayerweather
2. Interesting Facts About Marketing - Rebecca Booth
3. Help Others Help You - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
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1. To Batch or Not to Batch
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Batching or grouping like tasks together in Lean processes is discouraged. Why? Because often when we group tasks, we end up not finishing anything. I’ve seen this on more than one occasion in offices where someone started cleaning the supply closet. Everything got taken out but an interruption happened and it was never finished and thrown back helter skelter into the closet. Typically, a project like this would be better done shelf by shelf or drawer by drawer or one flow processing; not batching. To decide if you will be more productive atching or not batching, try it yourself. Now, here is the challenge, identify in your office and life what enhances productivity by batching or not batching.
My List:
No Batch
Client work
Editing
Accounting
Batch
Email - if you don't believe me, read Timothy Ferriss or David Allen
Laundry - Mom was right, you save water and stress
doing the whites together without the reds!
Let me know what you believe MUST be batched. We'll do a poll to see what others think.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
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2. First Impressions Count
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When’s the last time you really looked at your office? Vow today to take a look at it with the eyes of a first-time client/guest. Look for these tell-tale signs of a tired business:
• Dirty windows
• Signs that are not fully lit and/or missing letters
• Clutter – on every surface in your office
• Faded paint
• Mismatched furniture
• Antiseptic white walls
Freshen up your office – and your employees’ outlook on life – by decluttering, adding a fresh coat of paint and creating an environment that says, “we love working here!” Just imagine the impression you’ll make on those new clients.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
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3. What Does Your Business Card Say?
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Your business cards reflect how you do business. Business cards are an important part of your word-of-mouth campaign. Your card needs to show your company name, logo, address, telephone and fax numbers, and your e-mail address along with your name and title.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
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4. To Do This Week
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Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
Monday, June 11, 2007
To Batch or Not to Batch
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Monday Morning Motivators – June 11, 2007
============================================================
Espresso business tips are designed to "caffeinate" your mind while your java gets you going. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
"There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
============================================================
Table of Contents
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch – Linda Fayerweather
2. Interesting Facts About Marketing - Rebecca Booth
3. Help Others Help You - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch
============================================================
Batching or grouping like tasks together in Lean processes is discouraged. Why? Because often when we group tasks, we end up not finishing anything. I’ve seen this on more than one occasion in offices where someone started cleaning the supply closet. Everything got taken out but an interruption happened and it was never finished and thrown back helter skelter into the closet. Typically, a project like this would be better done shelf by shelf or drawer by drawer or one flow processing; not batching. To decide if you will be more productive atching or not batching, try it yourself. Now, here is the challenge, identify in your office and life what enhances productivity by batching or not batching.
My List:
No Batch
Client work
Editing
Accounting
Batch
Email - if you don't believe me, read href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?
ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.amazon.com%2F4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-
Live-Anywhere%2Fdp%2F0307353133%3Fie%
3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1181564062%
26sr%3D8-
1&tag=fayerweathercons&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&
creative=9325">Timothy Ferriss or href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?
ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGetting-Things-Done-Stress-
Free-Productivity%2Fdp%2F0142000280%3Fie%
3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1181564135%
26sr%3D1-
1&tag=fayerweathercons&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&
creative=9325">David Allen
Laundry - Mom was right, you save water and stress
doing the whites together without the reds!
Let me know what you believe MUST be batched. We'll do a poll to see what others think.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
============================================================
2. First Impressions Count
============================================================
When’s the last time you really looked at your office? Vow today to take a look at it with the eyes of a first-time client/guest. Look for these tell-tale signs of a tired business:
• Dirty windows
• Signs that are not fully lit and/or missing letters
• Clutter – on every surface in your office
• Faded paint
• Mismatched furniture
• Antiseptic white walls
Freshen up your office – and your employees’ outlook on life – by decluttering, adding a fresh coat of paint and creating an environment that says, “we love working here!” Just imagine the impression you’ll make on those new clients.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
===========================================================
3. What Does Your Business Card Say?
===========================================================
Your business cards reflect how you do business. Business cards are an important part of your word-of-mouth campaign. Your card needs to show your company name, logo, address, telephone and fax numbers, and your e-mail address along with your name and title.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
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4. To Do This Week
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Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
Monday Morning Motivators – June 11, 2007
============================================================
Espresso business tips are designed to "caffeinate" your mind while your java gets you going. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
"There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
============================================================
Table of Contents
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch – Linda Fayerweather
2. Interesting Facts About Marketing - Rebecca Booth
3. Help Others Help You - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch
============================================================
Batching or grouping like tasks together in Lean processes is discouraged. Why? Because often when we group tasks, we end up not finishing anything. I’ve seen this on more than one occasion in offices where someone started cleaning the supply closet. Everything got taken out but an interruption happened and it was never finished and thrown back helter skelter into the closet. Typically, a project like this would be better done shelf by shelf or drawer by drawer or one flow processing; not batching. To decide if you will be more productive atching or not batching, try it yourself. Now, here is the challenge, identify in your office and life what enhances productivity by batching or not batching.
My List:
No Batch
Client work
Editing
Accounting
Batch
Email - if you don't believe me, read href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?
ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.amazon.com%2F4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-
Live-Anywhere%2Fdp%2F0307353133%3Fie%
3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1181564062%
26sr%3D8-
1&tag=fayerweathercons&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&
creative=9325">Timothy Ferriss or href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?
ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGetting-Things-Done-Stress-
Free-Productivity%2Fdp%2F0142000280%3Fie%
3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1181564135%
26sr%3D1-
1&tag=fayerweathercons&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&
creative=9325">David Allen
Laundry - Mom was right, you save water and stress
doing the whites together without the reds!
Let me know what you believe MUST be batched. We'll do a poll to see what others think.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
============================================================
2. First Impressions Count
============================================================
When’s the last time you really looked at your office? Vow today to take a look at it with the eyes of a first-time client/guest. Look for these tell-tale signs of a tired business:
• Dirty windows
• Signs that are not fully lit and/or missing letters
• Clutter – on every surface in your office
• Faded paint
• Mismatched furniture
• Antiseptic white walls
Freshen up your office – and your employees’ outlook on life – by decluttering, adding a fresh coat of paint and creating an environment that says, “we love working here!” Just imagine the impression you’ll make on those new clients.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
===========================================================
3. What Does Your Business Card Say?
===========================================================
Your business cards reflect how you do business. Business cards are an important part of your word-of-mouth campaign. Your card needs to show your company name, logo, address, telephone and fax numbers, and your e-mail address along with your name and title.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
===========================================================
4. To Do This Week
===========================================================
Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
To Batch or Not to Batch
============================================================
Monday Morning Motivators – June 11, 2007
============================================================
Espresso business tips are designed to "caffeinate" your mind while your java gets you going. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
"There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
============================================================
Table of Contents
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch – Linda Fayerweather
2. Interesting Facts About Marketing - Rebecca Booth
3. Help Others Help You - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch
============================================================
Batching or grouping like tasks together in Lean processes is discouraged. Why? Because often when we group tasks, we end up not finishing anything. I’ve seen this on more than one occasion in offices where someone started cleaning the supply closet. Everything got taken out but an interruption happened and it was never finished and thrown back helter skelter into the closet. Typically, a project like this would be better done shelf by shelf or drawer by drawer or one flow processing; not batching. To decide if you will be more productive atching or not batching, try it yourself. Now, here is the challenge, identify in your office and life what enhances productivity by batching or not batching.
My List:
No Batch
Client work
Editing
Accounting
Batch
Email - if you don't believe me, read Timothy Ferriss or David Allen
Laundry - Mom was right, you save water and stress
doing the whites together without the reds!
Let me know what you believe MUST be batched. We'll
do a poll to see what others think.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
============================================================
2. First Impressions Count
============================================================
When’s the last time you really looked at your office? Vow today to take a look at it with the eyes of a first-time client/guest. Look for these tell-tale signs of a tired business:
• Dirty windows
• Signs that are not fully lit and/or missing letters
• Clutter – on every surface in your office
• Faded paint
• Mismatched furniture
• Antiseptic white walls
Freshen up your office – and your employees’ outlook on life – by decluttering, adding a fresh coat of paint and creating an environment that says, “we love working here!” Just imagine the impression you’ll make on those new clients.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
===========================================================
3. What Does Your Business Card Say?
===========================================================
Your business cards reflect how you do business. Business cards are an important part of your word-of-mouth campaign. Your card needs to show your company name, logo, address, telephone and fax numbers, and your e-mail address along with your name and title.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
===========================================================
4. To Do This Week
===========================================================
Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
Monday Morning Motivators – June 11, 2007
============================================================
Espresso business tips are designed to "caffeinate" your mind while your java gets you going. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
"There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
============================================================
Table of Contents
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch – Linda Fayerweather
2. Interesting Facts About Marketing - Rebecca Booth
3. Help Others Help You - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
============================================================
1. To Batch or Not to Batch
============================================================
Batching or grouping like tasks together in Lean processes is discouraged. Why? Because often when we group tasks, we end up not finishing anything. I’ve seen this on more than one occasion in offices where someone started cleaning the supply closet. Everything got taken out but an interruption happened and it was never finished and thrown back helter skelter into the closet. Typically, a project like this would be better done shelf by shelf or drawer by drawer or one flow processing; not batching. To decide if you will be more productive atching or not batching, try it yourself. Now, here is the challenge, identify in your office and life what enhances productivity by batching or not batching.
My List:
No Batch
Client work
Editing
Accounting
Batch
Email - if you don't believe me, read Timothy Ferriss or David Allen
Laundry - Mom was right, you save water and stress
doing the whites together without the reds!
Let me know what you believe MUST be batched. We'll
do a poll to see what others think.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
============================================================
2. First Impressions Count
============================================================
When’s the last time you really looked at your office? Vow today to take a look at it with the eyes of a first-time client/guest. Look for these tell-tale signs of a tired business:
• Dirty windows
• Signs that are not fully lit and/or missing letters
• Clutter – on every surface in your office
• Faded paint
• Mismatched furniture
• Antiseptic white walls
Freshen up your office – and your employees’ outlook on life – by decluttering, adding a fresh coat of paint and creating an environment that says, “we love working here!” Just imagine the impression you’ll make on those new clients.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
===========================================================
3. What Does Your Business Card Say?
===========================================================
Your business cards reflect how you do business. Business cards are an important part of your word-of-mouth campaign. Your card needs to show your company name, logo, address, telephone and fax numbers, and your e-mail address along with your name and title.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
===========================================================
4. To Do This Week
===========================================================
Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
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