This Focused Performance Weblog started life as a "business management blog" containing links and commentary related primarily to organizational effectiveness with a "Theory of Constraints" perspective, but is in the process of evolving towards primary content on interactive and mobile marketing. Think of it as about Focusing marketing messages for enhanced Performance. If you are on an archive page, current postings are found here.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Slacker Work Principles -- I still like the idea of productive procrastination, included as #2 in this list of 16 principles. I'm also getting used to the idea of (#3) ensuring balance by dropping things and saying no or not yet.
CLIENT: I'm about to talk to the pharma client, I need a computer graphics budget for an interactive CD-ROM.
ME: Great, email me the project details, how many screens, client deadlines, etc.
CLIENT: Well, can't you just give me a ballpark figure?
ME: A ballpark figure? But, I don't know any of specs, nor any of the client info. Please send me what you have, I'll look over it this weekend and I'll have something for you first thing Monday morning.
CLIENT: Well, we need to send them something today, by 4:30PM. Can't you just estimate it?
Recent Radio Silence -- Got out of the blogging habit with the crunch of the end of the latest Virtual Classroom program in April/May. Felt good letting it slide...one less thing. But I've got a backlog of "to-blog" possibilities, so...
Watch this space (and this one, too, where I've been a bit more motivated by things not workish).
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Silos: Not Always a Problem -- Jack points out that sometimes silos are merely an artifact of how the work gets done, identifying two flavors...
"The key between these types of silos is that one is imposed by rigid structures and politics, and the other is imposed by demands of personal work styles and needs."
Read When silos work. I like pieces like this, that apply common sense to cliches - that help to avoid knee-jerk reactions due to labels. It's too easy to fall into jargon habits.
"Every kitchen has one evil genius who's tolerated—someone you turn to when all else fails—a rule breaker, a scamp who's willing to make a hard and sometimes unlovely decision for expediency. There's actually a name for this person—the debrouillard, the person who gets you out of a jam."
Every project team needs one. Have you thanked him or her recently?
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