I talk with people regularly about the pitfalls of multitasking. The majority of the time I receive enthusiastic agreement about the productivity downsides of trying to juggle multiple things at the same time.And yet take even a casual look around our workplaces and roadways.... What do you see? I see plenty of evidence that our... Continue Reading →
Spell Checker is Not Always Your Friend
I was in Milwaukee delivering a project management workshop on Monday. During a break, one of the participants just started roaring with laughter.He was reading his e-mail. I wondered, "What could be so funny? "He told me, "I just got a message from a co-worker asking for help. Instead of saying 'sorry for the inconvenience'... Continue Reading →
"Could I have a translator for what this IT guy said?"
If you're not an Information Technology (IT) professional, you probably have to work with one. A common complaint about communication across organizational boundaries is the use of jargon, and the IT people I interact with are often guilty of this communications sin.According to the results of a survey conducted by IT recruitment consultancy Computer People,... Continue Reading →
