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How to change things in your company

17.9.12

: It is easier for managers to review your idea on paper than in conversations

If you find yourself encountering a recurrent problem on work processes, don't simply go around and talk about it. You can do something about the pain besides just complaining. Write the problem down.

A proposal for change puts things into action. A written email with deadlines gives a sense of tangibility and cannot be dismissed simply by "I forgot" or "I'll do it later".

Make sure you have this points when drafting a proposal:

1. The problem
2. The solution
3. How much the solution costs

Tip: Present the proposal to the correct person - the decision maker (might not always be your boss).

4 tips to handle too much work

15.8.12

It would be common on your first day to be inundated with a lot of new knowledge and especially if you are filling up a position left by a previous person. Here are some tips for you to handle overwhelming work:

1. Ask for deadlines

Sometimes work might not be as urgent as you thought out to be. Check with your boss.

2. Prioritize

Rank your to-do according to the deadline and importance

3. One at a time

Focus and do one thing at one time for maximum productivity

4. Settle easy ones first

You may want to finish the works which take the least time/ brainwork to get them our of the way.

When more does not mean good and fast does not mean efficient

1.8.12

Work on expectations.

For example, a manager in press of time wants only the best option and not 5 options to choose from. Similarly, an applicant might not be convinced you have properly read his proposal if you respond too quickly.

2 Good Work Practices

11.7.12

Heart Attack -

"The file cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents."

Imagine trying to open your 1 month's of hard work only to read this when your deadline is tomorrow...

: Cultivate good habits that prevent you from getting screwed

So, here are a couple of good practices to adopt for work:

1. Backup daily

Backup, backup, backup. A really good habit, is to send an end-of-day version to Gmail and upload it to dropbox everyday. That way, you do not have to worry because you always have 2 backups, and your worse case scenario would be to lose only one day's of work. More importantly, it would not put you in those situations(which i experienced just minutes ago) where your head is about to explode.

2. Work on the cloud

If you are one of those unlucky ones who have experienced your computer crashing, you know it isn't a nice experience. Fortunately, with technological advancements in computing, it is now possibly to store everything online in the cloud. With applications like dropbox and sugarsync, it is now possible to save all your files online, and do away with the worry of losing your files stored in your local server.