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BECOMING MORE AWESOME. CRANKING UP WORK, THE RIDICULOUSLY EFFICIENT WAY. COMMUNICATION. (CC) Angela N./Flickr. DON’T BE THE ROCK . BE THE SURFER . DON’T BE THE WAVE . (CC) Steve Snodgrass/Flickr. ZEN-IFY YOUR COMMO. SHORT AND SCANNABLE CC WITH CARE TWITTERIZE & BULLETIZE
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BECOMING MOREAWESOME CRANKING UP WORK, THE RIDICULOUSLY EFFICIENT WAY
COMMUNICATION (CC) Angela N./Flickr
DON’T BE THE ROCK. BE THE SURFER. DON’T BE THE WAVE. (CC) Steve Snodgrass/Flickr
ZEN-IFY YOUR COMMO • SHORT AND SCANNABLE • CC WITH CARE • TWITTERIZE & BULLETIZE • EOM & NNTR (CC) CASSCHIN/Flickr
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Ridiculously Efficient Email • Recipient = action item(s) • Clearly expressed goal • Specific, scannable, snappy • Active voice • Prominent call to action
YOUR TO-DO LIST IS NOT EVERYONE ELSE’S AGENDA. (CC) RobStephAustralia/Flickr
Ridiculously Efficient To-Dos • 1-3 “mission-critical” tasks • Track, Hack, Attack • Honor attention/focus levels • Productive procrastination • Gamification/Parkinson’s Law
TEAMPRODUCTIVITY (CC) illarterate/Flickr
Ridiculously Efficient Teams • Cohesive group of all-stars • Anticipate each other’s needs • Right commo, right time • Block time for solo work • Are appreciative & grateful
WHICH TASKS ARE MOST IMPORTANT? (CC) JD Hancock/Flickr
PERSPECTIVE & PEACE EXPECTATIONS PRIORITIES Where does this fall in thehierarchy? What kind of delegationis this? (CC) Dany13/Flickr
DON’T BE THIS GUY “When is an appropriate time for me to follow up?” (CC) Peter Alfred Hess
Ridiculously Efficient Meetings • Agenda + success criteria • Only essential attendees • Decisions + delegations • Minimize decision fatigue • Justified + cost-effective
TODAY’S WINS LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH marissa@ridiculouslyefficient.com Twitter: @efficient