The Flexible Manager

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87692490768226042992024-09-07T07:52:08.381+07:00The Flexible ManagerDavid Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-35209787893141356822008-08-03T06:31:00.002+07:002008-08-03T06:35:51.345+07:00Keeping the CV current

One of the challenges as you get more experience and your broaden your skills is keeping your CV (resume) up to date for when you apply for new roles.I find this particularly problematic as I have both a technical side, a functional side and a strategy/consulting side.Keeping track of the various roles and for each role the main strength and achievement got me thinking about storing and

David Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-82926341663969994352007-06-22T08:15:00.000+07:002007-06-22T08:33:12.124+07:00Is Brainstorming Effective?

In his book 'The Medici Effect' Frans Johansson has some interesting figures on studies on Brainstorming.An experiment to compare real teams and virtual teams, of equal numbers, and the output of a Brainstorming session. Take 20 people locate them in a room and give them a topic to storm - real team Take 20 people have them work independently on the same topic - virtual teamTake the output of

David Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-28472319642148676342007-06-12T16:31:00.000+07:002007-06-12T16:48:01.546+07:00Mind Manager 7

I use MindJet's MindManager Pro a lot for all kinds of actions, project tracking, coding ideas, blog ideas, one-2-ones.The tool is extremely flexible and now the new version 7 is available.Key Features:New User Interface - The fluent (ribbon) user interface is compliant with the new Microsoft standard seen in Vista. This means tabbed browsing and a quick access toolbar. The tabs are

David Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-42067774036137330372007-05-08T23:04:00.000+07:002007-05-08T23:06:01.816+07:00An Eye for Jeteye

I have just listened to the Lifehack.org podcast with David Hayden of Jeteye.As soon as I got the chance I registered and straight away I have found the product to be extremely useful and a great booster for me.The theory is simple. Rather than wander around and create bookmarks use Jeteye to collect objects (files, links, videos etc) into a jetpak. The collection process is a simple but

David Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-49509917882459535262007-04-26T12:30:00.000+07:002007-06-12T16:48:37.062+07:00Creative Thinking: Brainstorming

Invention and thinking of new solutions to old problems is one of the key skills required for today's manager. This could be applied to Projects and People; wherever there is a problem there could be a need to be creative in the solution.One of the key tools is Brainstorming. For this I use MindJet's MindManager Pro. A great tool and very easy to use. But there is more than the tool....Blockers

David Mouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159015140249161252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769249076822604299.post-59525316222810599062007-04-03T09:57:00.000+07:002007-06-12T16:49:06.309+07:00MindJet's Mind Manager

My former boss and good friend starting using MindJet's Mind Manager and got me using it.Now, more than one year on, I am still scratching the surface on this excellent tool's features and abilities.I find myself using it for the traditional uses of brainstorming and defining scope, and initial work breakdown structure, for project initiation.Having listened to Dina on Mind Manager, an interview

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