March 26th, 2009
Free Stuff
We all like free stuff! I like free time, a free lunch, free money. Now, those things are mythical, but free articles from the View - that's for real. Paul Mooney told you about it already. Go here to get free articles from the View for 4 weeks. And while you're there - sign up for Admin2009 or LotusDeveloper2009.
I'll be doing 4 sessions this year, including a new Jumpstart session in C&S Troubleshooting. I'll teach you my techniques for getting to the root of the problems. I'm also doing a 30 Tips session on C&S. What type of tips you say? Well here's one for free. I call it:
Protect your free minutes
You’ve had those days when you rush from meeting to meeting, right? There are several ways to protect that precious hour - or half hour between meetings. You want to keep people from booking 'just a few minutes" with you. You REALLY need to just grab some coffee and hide for a few.
Do this: for meetings your are invited to, make a habit of accepting the meeting and then editing it to add 7 or so minutes onto the end time. It doesn't put a meeting on your calendar, but when people look for a free hour to meet with you, its not there - most people won't bother to dig deeper, they'll just look for another time. Any updates to the meetings from the chair will remove your little 'buffer', but most of the time, this works great. So look at your calendar and fix those 'crazy days' now while you're thinking about it.
And while you're still thinking about things of value, sign up for Admin 2009. Times are tough right now, and while its not free, this event is by far one of the best values there is. Especially if within commuting distance of Boston, now is the time to sharpen your skills. Come on up and see us - and get free stuff!
