Wrestle the Challenges of Project Management with Mavenlink
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PEOPLE COME TO ME FOR ADVICE ABOUT… (fill in the blanks)
What are you good at? People come to you for advice about what? Do they go to you before buying something? Before dating someone? Do they ask advise about money? [continue reading]
Figuring things out on the fly
Dark blazers are a newbie facilitator’s friend. No one could see me perspire as I wondered what to do. My session wasn’t working. The exercise structure I picked didn’t fit the energy and interest of the room. I needed to improvise.Fortunately, my team helped me out. One of my colleagues asked...
Source: sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek
Reflections on the Innovation Discovery workshop in Boston
Last week, I facilitated my fourth Innovation Discovery workshop. I learned a lot! Here are a few quick reflections:
The account team was amazing. They briefed us on participants’ backgrounds and passions, and that helped us shape the agenda.
Planning was helpful, and I’m glad I joined the meeting....
Source: sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek
Trying out visual notetaking at a workshop
The more I draw, the easier and more fun it gets.
I helped facilitate a client workshop last week. During one of the exercises, the lead facilitator took notes on an easel. I needed to make a copy of the notes so that we could build on the results in a breakout session. I thought I’d experiment with...
Source: sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek
Goodbye Multitasking!
We all know that getting things done requires a lot of energy and maybe, planning. For the last several years, I have been experimenting on this Time Management principle that I have learned. Its is called “Time Blocks”.
Instead of multitasking, you set aside blocks or periods of time to focus on an individual type of tasks or activity.
You do things with the same thought process, direction and resources instead of doing many different things at the same time.
Instead of doing things this way. [Read More]
