by Pat Sweet | Apr 3, 2013 | Article, Productivity
This is something that we’ve discussed quite a bit at work recently – the difference between urgent tasks and important tasks. I think that most people can intuitively tell you what the difference is between the two if you’re discussing it over a cup...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 19, 2013 | Article, Careers, Productivity
Sometimes, you need to work over-time. Be it a proposal that needs to be in before the deadline, or a scramble to get a presentation together for your boss, it’s inevitable that you’ll be putting some time in after 5PM (and possibly before 8AM, too)....
by Pat Sweet | Dec 8, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Here’s my latest entry in my How to Write an Email series. These posts are meant to help you develop skills in the most common and ubiquitous form of written communication in the world of information work: email. Today’s post is a bit of a twofer....
by Pat Sweet | Nov 1, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Today’s instalment of my how to write an email series is going to focus on the stuff you do before you actually write the email. Specifically, I want to tackle the To, CC, and BCC fields. You might think that this isn’t all that important compared to the...
by Pat Sweet | Oct 20, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Here’s the second part in my series about how to write an e-mail. Last time I wrote, I covered whether or not you should actually write an email in the first place. This time around, I’ll assume that you’ve decided that you really need to communicate...
by Pat Sweet | Oct 8, 2012 | Article, Getting Started, Productivity
How to Write an Email So here’s the first instalment of my “How to Write an EMail” series. Originally, I had meant for this to be a single post. About 650 words later, I found myself only just wrapping up Step 1. It turns out I’m pretty...
