Tag Archives: polls
How do *you* remember faces and names?
I’m writing a Get-it-Done Guy episode on remembering names and faces. I know how I remember names. But my way isn’t perfect. In fact, if you’ve ever met me and expected me to remember your name, you’ll know my way … Continue reading
Do "broad stroke" and highly-specific tips go together?
I’m collecting the final list of tips for the book. I’m noticing there are two categories of tips and am not sure they would work together in a book. Here are samples: Broad-stroke Narrow Use networking for your job search … Continue reading
Giving feedback: is the "sandwich" valuable, or trite and ineffective?
Conventional wisdom has it that you should sandwich negative feedback between two pieces of positive feedback. You can read about “the hamburger method” here. Shelle Rose Charvet points out that most people already know the method. Now, when they hear … Continue reading
What do you drop and what do you keep?
I’m overloaded! Yes, it happens to me, too The problem happens when I take on a new project, here’s a delay in the project (e.g. I’m waiting for someone to get me a document), and during that delay, I start … Continue reading
Does humor work in large doses?
Quick question… In my podcast, I use a lot of humor. The humor is almost always tangential to the actual point. After all, how funny are file folders? Not very. But file folders being used as emergency underwear? Er, hilarious. … Continue reading









