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Plan your day

Plan your day

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Jaan Orvet.

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We have all worked with people who seem to never really know what they are supposed to do that day. A lot of daily hair pulling, searching for not-really-sure, and even a spot of whining are the hallmarks of Mr or Ms Unorganized-Unfocused. Useless, they are. It is because they don’t know how to prep. [...]

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Know collab apps? The job is yours.

Know collab apps? The job is yours.

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Jaan Orvet.

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You know web based collaboration apps have reached a level of acceptance and maturity when even traditionally minded companies list them in their project requirements. It usually turns up between more expected bits and read along the lines of “experience in managing and administrating projects through online collaborative applications is expected”. It doesn’t (luckily) stop [...]

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Get rid of your office

Get rid of your office

Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Jaan Orvet.

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There are those who claim that salaries are the biggest expense in running a business. I disagree. You get a return on that particular investment. Offices on the other hand drain your bank account. Sure it provides a place to work. But so does your home, a coffee shop, a co-working space, or a trillion [...]

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Bad managers hate collaboration apps

Bad managers hate collaboration apps

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Jaan Orvet.

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There is only one single group of people that hate collaboration tools and applications. Bad managers. They hate things like Huddle with a vengeance. All that transparency, the focus on actually doing work as opposed to obsessing and moaning about processes, not to mention the quick feedback and dialogue! All really bad things as far [...]

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Getting to the first kiss in a project

Getting to the first kiss in a project

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Jaan Orvet.

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By Jaan Orvet Starting a new project is a bit like dating a new person. There is some prep, mutual interests, places and goals are assessed, there’s a bit of back and forth, and if everything goes well one of you moves in for the first kiss. Or in project lingo – the first to-do [...]

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