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I will be presenting on March 15 at USC in Sacramento on agency-wide risk assessment tools and techniques. The presentation will include a demo of a tool we recently developed to assess statewide risks and improvement opportunities.
If you’re around in Sacramento, RSVP here.
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In a perfect world, we work on one task at a time. However, in booming times, as is now for my firm, I’m working on multiple projects. That means less breathing time and more time spent planning to coordinate different schedules. The most important lesson when juggling many projects is to treat each client as if they are the entire focus of your life. No matter how busy things get, each client should be treated as if they are the most important person you’re working with for the day.
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Yet another flight again to Seattle this weekend for personal reasons. I’m writing this on my iPhone during the flight and will be posting it when the plane lands. Last week was down to LA for work, then Seattle for personal business, and then San Jose next week. I have four projects going on right now and balancing all of them at once. Sure, it’s a little stressful but I found the key is to spend most of your time planning and less doing. By having a well thought out plan, the execution is much easier. This reduces the need to put out fires later. In reality, I’m doing both planning, doing, and also dropping things to put out fires. Work seems to always come in batches and schedules always overlap. This makes a well organizes system essential.
To keep myself sane, I rely heavily on Outlook exchange for email, calendar, and contacts which is also linked to my iPhone. My office phone also routes to my cell phone as well. For personal life, my wife and I keep a shared Google calendar to track our schedules. Finally, it really helps to be able to type fast on many devices. I can type about 60-70 words per minute on my laptop and about 25-30 words per minute on my iPhone. This reduces any wasted time inputting information. I’m experimenting with dictation software, and soon audio recordings to get information recorded.
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Opponents feared Michael Jordan because he was good at everything. He didn’t have a single strength, he mastered them all.
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