Or not… September 21, 2007
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Change of plans – my trip to Denmark is at least postponed, if not canceled. Hey ho…
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One Week From Today… September 17, 2007
Posted by Gary Slinger in : Uncategorized , add a commentI go to the country this flag represents.
Spending a month in Copenhagen on assignment. Currently doing my research on what I want to see, where I want to eat, and so forth.
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Manager Tools Effective Managers Conference, San Antonio September 13, 2007
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Subtitle: "What I Did Last Week"
So, last Tuesday I traveled to San Antonio, for the Manager Tools Conference. If you’re not listening to the (free!) weekly podcasts from Mark Horstman and Mike Auzenne – you don’t know what you’re missing. In fact, if you’re not – go check out their "Basics" post here to get ready access to their core casts. Did I mention they were free?
Two days doesn’t sound like much, does it? And yet, that was quite possibly the most useful, focused and well-presented training – in anything, let alone management – that I have ever been to. And I’ve attended a lot of presentations, seminars and training over the years. Here’s the rundown of the conference content:
- Introductions (2 hours, 100+ attendees, outstanding process & technique)
- One on One’s
- Feedback
- Coaching
- Delegation
- Effective Performance Management
- Time Management
- "The Effective Manager’s Week"
… and Q&A. Lots and Lots of Q&A, to the extent that poor Mark had almost lost his voice by the end of Thursday! Seriously – the benefits that those sessions brought to the conference cannot be understated, and the availability of Mark & Mike (not to mention the able assistance of Mike S, Steve and Kate) until late in the day was very much appreciated.
Mark & Mike have six of these conferences planned for next year – across the US, in Europe, and in Australia. I cannot encourage you strongly enough to check out their (award-winning) podcast, their website, and their discussion forums for more information.
(I got to play tourist as well…):
Jott Blog Post September 8, 2007
Posted by Gary Slinger in : Uncategorized , add a commentJust a quick test, all of the WordPress pulg in for Jott.
Click here to listen
Edit: Well, it was close 
Great new feature from Jott though. A very handy service that I cheerfully recommend.
Waiting… September 4, 2007
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