by Alec Satin
Ron Holohan, PMP of the PM411 podcast
interviewed me recently on the subject of effectively managing email. If you’ve yet to hear PM411, you’re in for a treat. Ron’s project management podcast is interesting, informative and a lot of fun.
Some of the topics covered in our spirited talk include:
- What’s wrong with the way I’m managing my inbox today?
- How can we make our email more organized and efficient?
- Are there ways to make Outlook and GMail work better?
- How do I find an email I sent to my boss 6 months ago?
- As a PM, is there a recommended way to organize inbox and email folders?
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by Alec Satin
This morning I found myself once again taking a negative tone in a conversation. A coworker was speaking to me about the benefits of life in Australia over the United States. When I came to myself I realized that I was again spouting facts and figures about the declining US Middle Class (see here, here, or here). All these things may be true. But who likes a pontificator? I sure don’t want to be one.
Negativity as an indicator
When I catch myself holding negativity in a conversation, I’m usually feeling indignation at an injustice being done to some group of people.
This [...]
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