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Monday Morning Motivators – June 18, 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
"Many a false step was made by standing still"
--Found in a Fortune Cookie
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Table of Contents
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1. Lean is Not Women Friendly? – Linda Fayerweather
2. Understanding Women at Work – Part 1- Rebecca Booth
3. Good PR is Essential - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
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1. Lean is Not Women Friendly?
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Last week I was asked if I thought Lean was a women-friendly process because it relies heavily on developing systems and routines that are to be followed. This was startling to me because I’d never even questioned if it was “women friendly” and I’m on the board of trustees for the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network! Just a quick thought and I knew two things:
1. Women are great lean thinkers because they are often balancing many different aspects of their lives and implementing procedures makes this easier.
2. Lean companies don’t dictate systems; they usually rely on the employees to design, develop, test, re-evaluate and implement procedures and processes that make the workplace more profitable and customer centric.
In 1974, I designed my own lean poka-yoke (error proofing) for dropping off my daughter at day care. I started carrying a very small purse so I would never again confuse the diaper bag with a purse. Believe me a bottle and diapers in my “purse” at lunch was not what I wanted to see. Look around – lean women are out there changing the way work is done!
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
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2. Understanding Women at Work – Part 1
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: women make 80% of all buying decisions in America. With this said, it’s time to take a closer look at how women work in order to help you to understand her better. Here are some interesting factoids about women in the workplace:
• In the early 90s 78.6% of women went back to work within five years of having their first child. In the early 60s, that number was just 33.5%.
• Women leaving the workforce for a hiatus can lose 18% of their earning power. If they’re gone for three + years that loss jumps to 37%.
• 91% of women feel they are flexible with their schedules for family and personal matters, but 15% believe that taking advantage of that flexibility could hurt career advancement.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
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3. Good PR is Essential
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Allow public relations to work for you. A good P.R. campaign can substantially enhance your trust and creditability. People have a greater desire to refer business to companies that are well known and present themselves in a professional manner.
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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Who does ZoomInfo think you are?
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
To Batch or Not to Batch
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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 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
============================================================
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
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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/
To Batch or Not to Batch
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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
============================================================
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-
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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
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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
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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
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4. To Do This Week
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Is your name listed on www.unclaimed.gov/
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