Category: ORGANIZATION
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My Attention
I’ve been thinking about my focus lately. What I’m spending my time and attention on. When it comes to work, I basically have conversations with people. But not just chit-chatting, say anything you want conversations…these are serious, focused conversations. This requires my attention. Problem solving and solutioning isn’t a ‘shiny…
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Master Rules and Vacation
When I played badminton, I travelled a lot. International, national, provincial, local, rural…I packed and unpacked a lot of stuff. Over time, I developed some ‘rules’. Pack only as much as you can carry, yourself. Keep your shoes and racquets with you, always. Zip your baggage tags into your luggage…
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Control and Change
I read a great quote the other day. It really touched on something I’ve experienced. It read: “Great ideas alter the power balance in relationships. That’s why great ideas are initially resisted.” I have a specific appreciation for people, and companies, who struggle with change. My nature is to have…
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Auditing Time
I’m conducting an audit of how I spend my time at work. NeoStream is really rolling these days and there are many competent professionals in our organization. As the business has grown, my role has changed significantly. For example, among other roles, I used to be the HR Manager, Finance…
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Re-Architecting My Digital Life
I find myself rethinking a few things these days around the technology I use to manage and move my life. I’ve noticed that this requires me to stretch slightly outside of my familiar zone, in order for me to make a well-thought-out decision when it comes to the my digital…
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Changing Chaos to Calm: 4 Steps to Organizing Anything… or Everything
When I think about organization, I get excited. I love placing pieces together and categorizing the cluttered. It brings a calm to me as I wade into chaos and leave behind order. 1. The first step to organizing something is to create buckets. Call them categories, boxes, groups or places…
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The New Stream
I’m going to tell you a story. We all like stories. It begins with an understanding – or a ‘position’ of sorts. I believe that organization and communication make everything better…everything. To live the life you want to live, you need to be purposeful…and being purposeful requires a lot of…