Simple Problems: Simple Solutions

The facilitator for the April meeting of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Roundtable was Tori Williams Reid, Ph.D., co-owner of Right at Home – Durham/Chapel Hill, an in-home care and assistance company.

During a session entitled,  Simple Problems Simple Solutions, Tori invited participants to share current business problems and then for each one, she led a discussion on potential solutions.At the end, she asked participants to share aha moments – things they had done that had changed their business. Read more

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Quote of the Week: Take Back Your Time

October 24 is Take Back Your Time Day.   So let’s be quick with this leadership quote of the week.

Take Back Your Time

Take Back Your Time.  Easy to say.  Not so easy to do.  Especially if…well…read the poem below.

It’s based on a true story.  Whose story?  Could be any one of a number of people I know.  How about you?

 

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Take Back Your Time

Take Back Your Time Day is on October 24.  Here’s a poem I wrote years ago, though you will see that it has been updated to include changes in technology. It’s based on a true story. Whose story? Could be any one of a number of people I know. How about you?

Take It Back

by Jan Bolick

Rush rush

Hurry hurry

Still behind

Late for a meeting

Heart racing

Try to listen

Toe tapping

Boss waiting Read more

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Salute to Undone Heroes

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A companion piece to our Quote of the Week on Getting Things Done.

There’s so much to do.   So many new ideas.  So many possibilities.   No way to do it all.

What if we could leave some things undone and feel okay about it? What if we could feel great about it? What if we could feel like a noble and masterful artist?  What if we could help members of the team do the same?  Could be a big boost for morale and productivity.

Here’s a salute to a few Undone Heroes – real people leaving real things undone. Read more

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Goals, Clutter & Clean Off Your Desk Day

Ahhh- to cut through the clutter and chaos. To simplify. To be able to focus on priorities. And pursue goals.

A clean desk is a good way to start and any day is a good day for that.

Monday is especially good since it’s National Clean Off Your Desk Day - celebrated the second Monday of January.

But how is a busy person with lots of projects supposed to get and keep a clean desk?

There’s always the approach Nora helped Holly take in one of my favorite episodes of Brothers & Sisters. Read more

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