It’s funny Friday time again
Friday, July 2nd, 2010this time, this short 4 second video might remind you of when you took “typing” in school…
http://office-humour.co.uk/item/11321/
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Funny Friday Productivity Cartoons
Friday, January 29th, 2010There is a bunch of research out there promoting the idea that laughter can improve productivity, and given what we discussed earlier this week about attitude, I decided today I would help lighten things up a bit by posting some funny productivity cartoons.
Hope these help improve your personal productivity for the day.
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Fun Friday for October
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Every once in a while we take a day ‘off’ from writing our blog to inject some humor: this month from a variety of sources. Here’s one from Grinning Planet, and another from Unwind – enjoy.
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Mr. Nice Guy
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Everyone has heard the saying that nice guys always finish last. However, rather than referring to male/female relationships, I wonder if the quote applies to professional success and productivity. This adage was stuck in my head while I watched a movie called “Yes Man” a few days ago. If you haven’t seen it yet, go do so! – great humor and entertainment. It stars Jim Carrey as a bank employee who reluctantly decides to follow an outlandish program called “Yes!” Everyone that follows the program is encouraged to say yes to every single opportunity that presents itself because it’s supposed to allow you to live a richly satisfying and rewarding life. As a result, you get to witness a host of hilarious events throughout the movie. It’s not hard to guess what happens to Jim Carrey’s character during the plot’s rising action – utter chaos and disorganization.
It’s obvious that saying yes all the time doesn’t have good implications. However, maybe some of you (like me) still have trouble mustering up the courage to say no to more people, especially to family and friends.
If so, read this article I (coincidentally) came across a couple days after watching the movie - “Say ‘Yes’ to ‘No’!”
The article makes a valid point: We’re all too familiar with the regretful, and sometimes resentful, feeling we get after agreeing to do something for someone and it ends up taking way too much time. Granted it’s a very kind gesture, too much of it can definitely take a toll on our own personal goals. As the article states, “it’s important to remember that every time you say ‘yes’ to something or someone, you’re saying ‘no’ elsewhere in your life” and it’s likely that you’re saying no to yourself or your personal agenda. Once you realize how much you’re helping others with THEIR tasks, it’s silly to say no to your OWN tasks and not invest the same amount of effort to your own personal goals. At any rate, it’s imperative that we clearly understand what’s on our own plate at all times so that we can be prepared to say no to people and support it with solid reasons. After all, it’s nice to be honest! Moreover, people will respect your reasons and you can finish the tasks you have at hand. You shouldn’t have to be disorganized because of anything other than your own problems.
The lesson for you and I (and Jim Carrey’s character) is that you can still be a nice person if you occasionally say no and, furthermore, that nice people really can finish last with their work if they don’t take care of their own time. As for romantic relationships, I’m really not sure how credible that saying is…
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Getting everyone to work together -
Friday, July 10th, 2009I came across this great youtube video - when you watch it, notice the faces of the babies:
and then watch this video to see how it was done.
This is similar to a lot of industries - a lot of hard work goes into something behind the scenes so that it can appear to be ‘easy’, ‘flawless’, even ‘fun’. Hospitality industry comes to mind - when going to a counter at a hotel, it’s nice to see that my reservation is there, with keys already prepared, vouchers for breakfast inserted in my folio, and my requests (top floor, away from elevator/ice machine) have been considered when assigning a room. But what really goes into that?
- getting reservation request
- verifying availability
- noting preferences
- reserving room
- preparing keys
- noting elite status and including breakfast vouchers
- inserting all into folio, marking name on front and room # inside…
and more.
All this is done so when I arrive at their desk, it’s an easy, flawless check-in.
How is this done? Systems.
What systems do you know about that work behind the scenes to make an event come off? Consider
- special events at hotels or clubs (weddings, anniversary parties, etc.)
- conference logistics (my friend Glenda works these behind-the-scene - amazing all she does!)
- vacation planning (even if it’s only your family vacation)
- restaurants
- car rentals
- airline reservations
- etc.
Do tell - what do you have insight to that goes on behind the scenes?
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