Archive | Productivity

16 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Email Management: PIFEM is a clear winner !

Almost a year ago (wow, times really fly !) I’ve shared with you an email management system I was starting to use. During this year, I’ve shared this system with as many people as possible as I think it is really excellent. I don’t see myself today not using it as it did help me [...]

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19 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Time management: Who’s got the monkey ?

“Management Time: Who’s got the Monkey” is probably one of the most popular management article published by the Harvard Business Review. It’s been written by William Oncken and Donald Wass in 1974. It’s been reprinted several time since then and the message is still very true. This is a must read for everyone who has [...]

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23 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Get excited and make things !!

I’ve just ran across this short article on the Personal MBA blog which summarizes really well how I approach both my professional life and personal life. Project yourself into a situation where you’d do something (useful) and which would bring you excitement. It doesn’t matter how far you are from that situation as long as [...]

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20 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Managing your workday: Quality over Quantity

As a QA director, I focus particularly on the quality of our products of course but it is also true on how I try to manage both my professional and personal life. I’m not particularly interested to do a lot at an average level but rather do maybe less but at an exceptional level. Optimally [...]

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07 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Pay It Forward Email Management (PIFEM)

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had trouble managing properly the huge amount of email I receive everyday. I’ve tried creating dedicated folders with email to be processed, tried the flag functionality of outlook, colors, priority settings etc. I’ve always managed to be reasonably organized but there was always a part of me [...]

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