S1E10 - Making an impact at work and home

There are a number of ways to make a greater impact at work and at home.  All the tips aren’t cliche but I hope you get something from this.

impact

NOUN

‘there was the sound of a third impact’

‘our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment’

6 Ways to influence and make an impact everyday!

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S1E9 - Everything in its place = productive

There are fewer more frustrating things than losing something or misplacing stuff and having to find it.  That is a waste of time, and adds to the frustration of trying to get stuff done.  We can’t have any of that and here is the BOOM DOOOONEEE way to keep organized and save yourself frustration and time.

The Boom Done Method of Keeping Stuff Organized (TBD-MK-SO...)

How many of you do these things?  What suggestions do you have, reach out to me at [email protected]

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S1E8 - The Return to the Covid Workplace

Firstly, I have to address that if you’re the type of person that has been working remotely at a job and now has to go back...you are incredibly privileged to be doing so.  There are so many people who had to either work through the pandemic as part of their job or due to the service they provide.  I am truly thankful for all the workers that put themselves at risk to serve society.

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S1E7 - How to prioritize tasks for success

Book of the week (Affiliate link):  Master the Matrix: 7 Essentials for Getting Things Done in Complex Organizations  https://amzn.to/3tyJZEN

Work life balance tips -

Other ways to deal with tasks.

Chunking - Big problems need to be broken down into smaller chunks/tasks.

Timing, If there is a priority due to timing (Deadlines or time sensitive info) then priority should go to the item with maximum utility for the lowest amount of work needed.  IF it’s a BIG problem, then chunk it down to start making forward progress

Always find a way to bring a big problem into small chunks to make forward progress an element to your issue.  You’ll never get anywhere trying to eat an elephant!

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10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking

From Toastmasters International - https://www.toastmasters.org/

1 . Know the room . Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

2 . Know the audience. Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.

3 . Know your material. If you’re not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.

4. Relax . Ease tension by doing exercises.

5 . Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.

6 . Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They don’t want you to fail.

7. Don’t apologize. If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience’s attention to something they hadn’t noticed. Keep silent.

8 . Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate.

9 . Turn nervousness into positive energy. Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm .

10 . Gain experience. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.

Books for the week! (Affiliate links below, supports the podcast so thanks!)

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki - https://amzn.to/3A2pv9G

Never Stop Learning by Bradley Staats - https://amzn.to/39dtyo5

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S1E5 - How to properly work from home

Working from home has become a reality for many folks in the workplace.  Due to either social distancing or workplace decisions, the worker who is working from home must be extra diligent and try to stay as connected as possible.  Here are some tips on how to work from home properly.

You don’t want to lose out on the power of working from home because of a couple slip ups.

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S1E4 - Steps to Empathetic Change

The power of empathy is huge when trying to get stuff done in the workplace.  How can you figure out what capacity or capabilities people have if you don’t have a clue what they do or the struggle they encounter?

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https://www.jnforensics.com/books Joe Navarro - Former FBI Agent Body language expert

Negotiation Phases:

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Tips from Joe:

Listen to Joe talk on this WIRED video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5ChB7awcM

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The engineering process from Musk's experience:

1 - make requirements less dumb

2 - try very hard to delete steps of the process

3 - simplify / optimize

4 - accelerate cycle time

5 - automate

From Everyday Astronaut YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw

https://tulip.co/blog/cycle-vs-lead-vs-takt/

Cycle Time is the amount of time a team spends actually working on producing an item, up until the product is ready for shipment. It is the time it takes to complete one task. This includes time spent producing the item and the wait stages (amount of time the task is left ‘waiting’ on the board) between active work times.

Lead time is the time measured from the moment a client puts in an order to when the final product gets delivered.

Takt Time in German means rhythm. It is the steady ‘beat’ to which production must follow to satisfy the demands of the customer.

Takt time is the rate at which manufacturing processes and systems need to complete the production in order to meet the customer's request. Therefore, this is less of measuring the total time it takes to complete a segment or the entirety of the production.

Suppose your team works 40 hours a week, producing a total of 160 units.

The key to keeping a good production system is to maintain the Takt Time just below Cycle Time. If your Takt time is more than 15 minutes, you may have difficulties meeting the customer demand. Reducing Cycle Time is one of many ways to keep the operations on a steady, manageable schedule.

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