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Hit a Home Run with Unicom and AccessIG
Come
“run the bases” at our no-charge non-technical sessions to see how the
latest innovations in small to medium business technology can free your
business users to be more productive in a better controlled yet
self-servicing environment. Then discover how to do better with what
you already the technology investments you already made. As a bonus,
find out how to most effectively secure and protect your critical
business data.
Thursday May 20, 2010. Complete event details can be found here.
Using Technology to Improve Processes Across Your Business
Why
is it so difficult to improve processes across your business? Why in
particular when technology is involved, does it appear to be more
frustrating and difficult? With so much written over
the years on process improvement and "how to"- you might wonder why
most processes across your businesses still need to be streamlined and
made more efficient. Consider the possibility that while
the optimal business process may be a logical sequence of rational
steps, the "process to put that improvement into place" may not always
be?
Printed with permission, Paradigm Associates LLC
Efficiency at Work
We
have all fallen prey to the many hovering distractions above our heads
at work – yes, here they are purely arbitrary. So how do you battle it
out with not being constructive at work and come out triumphant? Well
here are a few pointers to give you a steady head-start:
- Divide fun emails and work emails – Although this may come as a
surprise to you, but, before it dawns on your mind, you will witness
yourself scrolling to numerous entertaining fun-filled mails and then
find yourself pulling strands off your head in order to get work done
by the end of day. You always have your lunch time or breaks for the
fun mails, right?
- Face your ‘demons’ – Well the word ‘demons’ in this context, is
used to signify the most strenuous projects or work assignments that
need some serious concentration. Finish them off on priority and then
you will find it easier to breathe calmly while you finish the other
minuscule tasks.
- Take it one at a time – For most employees the concept of
multi-tasking is supposedly beneficial. But look deeper and you will
realize that by putting a hand in different bowls at the same time
won’t fetch you anything, as your productivity is hampered. Always
learn to finish off assignments one-by-one. Here you guarantee yourself
of finishing projects, as well as leaving haphazardness in performance
far behind.
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