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The golden rule for any Job

Read carefully and remember.

We do three types of Jobs here:
1) Cheap
2) Quick
3) Good

You can have any two, so:

a) A good quick job (won’t be cheap)
b) A cheap good job (won’t be quick)
c) A quick job cheap (won’t be good)

In other words

Cheap + fast = lower quality work
Fast + good = expensive
Good + cheap = not happening anytime soon

There is always a trade off and you should decide what your priorities are.

 

 

That’s Not My Job!

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. – Anonymous

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Professional Challenges in Modern Times

The dilemma of gratification at work: changing job or making changes?
Work wise, keeping up professional satisfaction can be very challenging in modern times. Perhaps, the problem is not the fact that our job is uninteresting, but it is our attitude towards it that makes it tedious.
The article written by Tiana Tucker suggests that we can make our job much more appealing by finding new challenging tasks.
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 21 Time Management Tips to Hack Productivity

Many people try to increase their productivity. There are people who scurry from task to task, always checking e-mail, organizing something, making a call, running an errand, as they think that “staying busy” means you are working hard and you are going to be more successful.There are innumerable hacks and tricks to manage your time effectively.

These are some useful tips to manage your time:

  1. Complete most important tasks first
  2. Learn to say “no”
  3. Sleep at least 7-8 hours
  4. Devote your entire focus to the task at hand
  5. Get an early start
  6. Don’t allow unimportant details to drag you down
  7. Turn key tasks into habits
  8. Be conscientious of amount of TV/Internet/gaming time
  9. Delineate a time limit in which to complete task
  10. Leave a buffer-time between tasks
  11. Don’t think of the totality of your to-do list
  12. Exercise and eat healthily
  13. Do less
  14. Utilize weekends, just a little bit
  15. Create organizing systems
  16. Do something during waiting time
  17. Lock yourself in
  18. Commit to your plan to do something
  19. Batch related tasks together
  20. Find time for stillness
  21. Eliminate the non-essential.
  22. Enjoyment should always be the goal. Work can be play.

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Starting a New Job

When you get a new job, elation and excitement come first and you’re enthusiastic about all the new possibilities before you.
After that, however, the panic begins. You start to get nervous about your new responsibilities, the corporate culture and the people with whom you’ll be working.
While starting a new job can be a stressful experience, this important transition doesn’t have to be full of tension and anxiety.
In this article, Mind Tools covers strategies for making this transition easier, and it offers some tips for building solid relationships with your new colleagues:

1. Give yourself 90 days to become fully effective in a new role;
2. Focus on a few quick wins;
3. Build the new skills you need;
4. Navigate the new culture;
5. Learn who’s who.

Starting a new role can cause a lot of stress. And you’ll make it harder on yourself if you try to do too much too soon. Spend plenty of time getting to know your new culture. Your boss doesn’t expect you to create full value for the company during your first few months, so take it slowly. And try to focus on a few small victories that will help you establish credibility.

Read more on: Starting a new job: getting used to your new role

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Posted by Camilla Sicuro.