Director's First Rule: My Desired Outcome is...

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:28:16 +0000

Last year I wrote about my first rule for managers: the phrase “My expectation is…” Feel free to read it, but in summary, it’s my rule where I can’t be upset with an employee about something unless the words “my expectation is [insert clear expectation]” have come out of my mouth. I found that clearly and directly communicating those expectations solved many, if not most, of problems I ran into managing a team.

My iPhone Has Hindered My Email

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:17:40 +0000

What!? What is this that I speak of? My very favorite feature of the iPhone has actually hindered it?! How can this be? Its really straight forward actually. Before my iPhone, when I checked my email I was at a computer and typically would respond to emails immediately. Now, however, I read most of my emails first on my phone. The problem is that sometimes I would forget about an email when I finally arrived at a computer, and some things have fallen in the cracks. Nothing catastrophic, but I feel bad when I get a second email asking “Hey, um, did you get my first email?” The iPhone has been pretty disruptive in my typical email habits, and so I’ve been trying to figure out how to manage it. I actually love it because it keeps me more aware throughout the day. I just can’t forget to respond to certain emails.

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Director's First Rule: My Desired Outcome is...

My iPhone Has Hindered My Email