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• More Slack Keeps Projects on Track Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. There is a very great distinction because when you are planning for an emergency you must start with this one thing: the very definition of ‘emergency’ is that it is unexpected, therefore it is not going to happen the way you are planning. - Dwight D. Eisenhower Swap in
• Yes, and - not But Improvisational comedy, like all team sports is about effective, high-energy, spontaneous collaboration. One of the seven major tenets of Improv is building off each person’s comment and suggestion with “Yes, and…” rather than dismissing it with a “but…”. “Yes, and…” extends, explores, and enhances the previous suggestion - building trust among all the team members, moving
• Two Quick Reminders About Work  The current problems cannot be fixed by the behaviors, processes, and relationships that caused them. Not completely fixed is better than completely broken.
• New Years Productivity Tip - Removing On-Screen Distraction While getting a few things done this holiday season I paid special attention to what was keeping me from staying focused, on-task. To kick this year off right, I’ve made some dramatic changes to my OS X desktop. From the menu bar, I’ve removed applications that change just enough to distract me. Including: clock (replaced with the
• Distraction Elimination Week: Day 2: OS X Finder The human eye is extremely sensitive to changes in the visual field - especially in the periphery. The OS X Finder places quite a few distractions - changing things unrelated to the task at hand - in the edges of the screen. Let’s eliminate them. Start by opening up System Preferences: Dock: Check "Automatically hide and show