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Does it ever feel as if you are getting blamed for something that isn’t your fault? Especially around review time? In most organizations, many problems are caused by faulty systems or processes, not faulty people. To create a successful, smooth-running … Continued
Do you ever see rotating circles on your screen when using a Microsoft program such as Word or Outlook? How about pink elephants after a night on the town? Problem: Rotating circles Solution: Do a Quick Repair. 1. In Windows … Continued
Is the same information duplicated on more than one of your forms? Questions to ask your forms (if they could answer and even wanted to): • Who created you? • How long ago were you created? • What is your … Continued
Are you aware that eventually your company will have to standardize how it stores information? You think you are getting a lot of information now? Give it a few years. By standardizing how you store and access information, all of … Continued
Do you enjoy going to meetings? Do you know anyone that does? On the other hand, there are always the doughnuts. Quite simply, the goal of most sane people is to spend less time in meetings and more time getting … Continued
Why do you need to have a meeting and go over what you just sent out by e-mail? Many people feel the need to use a meeting as a way to disperse information. Hello! We’re living in the middle of … Continued
Isn’t it kind of intimidating when your boss runs a meeting? You don’t always feel like jumping right in and telling her that she is wrong when she asks your opinion about something, do you? When a trained facilitator runs … Continued
How much time have you wasted in your life going to meetings? Who keeps calling these things anyway? Try something different. Make a decision on your own. Stop playing the CYA game. Stop asking upper management to sit in so … Continued
Have you ever hired the wrong admin? Was it because they said they could perform a task in the interview and you later found out they couldn’t? But how could you have really known for sure? Have them perform the … Continued
Do you like to change? Surprisingly, many people say they do. I am not so sure. After 30 years in the change business what may be truer is: “I like change…as long as it’s someone else who is doing the … Continued