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PSM #31: Personal Productivity with a Wiki
The podcast “Personal Productivity with a Wiki” presents a couple of simple Wiki implementations that support significant improvements in personal productivity. The text of the podcast is located here.
PSM #30: When Things Go Awry
This podcast, “When Things Go Awry” examines some of the causes for a project’s failure and what we can do about it. The text of this podcast is located here.
When Things Go Awry
Robert Burns wrote in “To a Mouse”:
“The best laid schemes o` mice an` men / Gang aft a-gley.”
We all know this one as, ” The best–laid plans of mice and men often go awry” but i am a romantic and prefer the older...
Personal Productivity with a Wiki
Over the last few years, a really creative group of people have constructed a very powerful personal productivity tool in the form of an HTML page implementing your own personal wiki.
These tools are built around the concept of a tiddler, an element of...
Wordpress 2.5 Upgrade
I recently upgraded to Wordpress 2.5. The process was really straightforward. Navigation is different but OK. I note that 2.5.1 is now available.
If you are considering an upgrade, you should have no issues.
PSM #29: How To Conduct an Effective Meeting
The podcast “How To Conduct An Effective Meeting” is located here. The written materials are elsewhere in the blog.
PSM #28: The State of the Invidivual
The State of the Individual podcast is located here. The written discussion is located elsewhere in this blog.
Representational Systems in Use
To solidify my earlier discussion of representational systems in use, I want to offer you a story that I have acquired somewhere. I assume it is true.
In the world series between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves, Elston Howard was at bat...
How To Conduct an Effective Meeting
We all participate and lead meetings. Some of them work. Some do not. We can plan and execute meetings with the following list.
Plan the meeting.
Define what the desired outcome of the meeting is. Too many meetings occur without an end...
The State of the Individual
Maybe it is time for a “State of Me” address.
Yearly the President presents a State of the Union address, presumably to detail just that, The State of the Union, summarizing the state of the nation and its future intentions.
It seems that...
Zen Habits Interview with Stephen Covey
For those of you that have not discovered Zen Habits or would like to read the interview with Stephen Covey, the link is here. If you have not already made Zen Habits your daily reading, you really have to visit Zen Habits. Every time I read...
Love
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Personal Development Reading List Available
In My Library I have placed a list of books that I have read over the years. You might find some of them interesting. I will continue to add to this list as I recall other authors of influence.
The Amazon affiliate program offers a wonderful feature,...
Successful Upgrade to WordPress 2.3.3
WordPress recently released 2.3.3 to correct a security issue and to provide fixes for some minor bugs. I thought about just correcting the security issue but WordPress recently introduced into the code a check to warn the administrator when the version...
PSM #27: Effective Communications - Preferred Representational Systems
Effective Communications continues the discussion of representation systems, how we process and manage information.
Plain Simple Management Now More Printer Friendly
Hopefully, this site is now a more printer friendly site than it was a few minutes ago.
Thanks to the tutorial at Styling for Print WordPress Codex , I have added a print stylesheet to eliminate the sidebars, comments, and other elements not required in...
Successful Upgrade to Wordpress 2.3.2!
This morning I successfully upgraded to Wordpress 2.3.2! I have to admit that I have been putting it off for several days, read the upgrade instructions multiple times, and was advised that the upgrade was indeed a simple process. I found the database...
Effective Communications — Preferred Representational Systems
This article explores our preferred representational systems.
Recall we have five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and tactile. Of these senses, people tend to use sight, hearing, and tactile more than smell and taste, especially for internal...
Points for Discussion
I plan to place on this blog, occasionally, some thoughts and comments that may eventually grow into a podcast. These posts will be points for discussion that merit further thought and gestation.
I invite you to subscribe to the blog and/or check for...
PSM #26: Managing Your Self Talk
Probably the most valuable skill that I have acquired in management is the ability to manage self. Though I am certain that some would argue that I am not the most skilled at applying this knowledge. For example, I know the process of stopping smoking,...
PSM #25: The Framework for Managing Self [revised]
This has been a difficult introduction to start, so I will go straight to the point[s] that I hope to make then build the case for the position I take.
If you do not manage yourself, someone else will. And when you allow this to happen, you compromise...
Successful migration to a new service
This post is a verification that Plain Simple Management has successfully migrated to a new service provider.
Linkage for Podcast Alley
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PSM #24: I Am Back
Plain Simple Management returns with an announcement that the next few podcasts will deal with managing self.
I am really excited about being back online and sharing this information with you.
PSM #24 is here.
Craig
PSM #23: Happy Holidays 2006
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you for the wonderful support and comments you have given me. I share a lesson with you that I learned again during the last couple of months.
See you in the New Year. Stay tuned!!!
PSM #23 is here.
PSM #22: Selling
We sell ourselves each and every day of our lives. So we are all salesmen and saleswomen. And we have the basic sales skills. This podcast talks through these basic steps to selling. PSM #22 is here.
PSM #21: Time Management
PSM21: Time Management
Hello, this is Plain Simple Mangement, I am Craig Walters, and today’s podcast deals with Time ManagementThank you all for your responses to my poll, and thank you for visiting my web site. In the future the web site will...
PSM #20: Polling Your Thoughts
I have added a poll to this website; http://www.plainsimplemanagement.com and would appreciate you responding to the questions therein. Here is the verbal invite.
Thanks
Craig
PSM #19: Going Forward — Podcast
Going Forward discusses my plans for this podcast and solicits your help in directing its evolution.
Thanks for your help.
Craig
