Delegating

Video: Social Media Impact and ROI Go Beyond Facebook and Twitter

by Jon Cline June 6, 2012 Collaborating

In this video I illustrate how the culture that social media is creating is now transforming other areas of business like project management, helpdesk and product support, and professional development and recognition. All of these tools I am going to show you have free versions you can try. Have you used these and what was [...]

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Why has the Cloud Become So Popular with Small Business?

by Jon Cline March 29, 2012 Communicating

The move from tapes to compact discs was a shift but largely of like kind. The shift from CD to MP3 was a shift much more dramatic and fundamental. This is why iTunes, ringtones, Spotify, Rhapsody and others could have been developed at the time of the CD but were not until the MP3 and [...]

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What’s the Real Cost of my Taxes?

by Jon Cline March 9, 2012 Accounting

When you run a business or organization, knowing where the pennies – or nickels – go is critical. It seems so simple right: money in, money out. Well, the IRS estimates that Americans spend $30,000,000,000 on tax preparation in a single year. Just a single year and that includes all the software, accountants, bookkeepers, and [...]

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8 Tips for Communicating with Remote Team Members

by dlayton February 1, 2012 Communicating

Good communication is essential to successful delegation. Use these guiding tips to decrease miscommunication and increase productivity with remote team members. Use video Nothing helps facilitate communication like a face-to-face meeting. Setup an online face-to-face using Skype, as it incorporates video conferencing, instant messaging, file and desktop sharing all in a single, easy-to-use program. An [...]

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5 Ways to Minimize Life’s Random Inputs

by dlayton January 23, 2012 Delegating

A random input is where most disruption begins. It’s a phone call in the middle of a meeting, a non-critical question in the middle of the creative process, an unexpected visitor while finalizing a project. So let’s explore five ways to minimize disruptions by minimizing our random inputs.

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