Read the book this week and took the online assessment. My top 5?
I am an organization junkie. This is different than being organized but everyone has to start somewhere. A few years ago, I read Getting Things Done (a.k.a., GTD) by David Allen–I even bought copies of the book for several people who worked for me at the time. And yes, I set-up the 43 folders and bought a label maker. Tonight on the way home I heard a piece on NPR about the intersection of high tech and low tech and the GTD following.
Wouldn’t you know it? There’s a website called 43 folders: www.43folders.com.
I just finished You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader by Mark Sanborn and the The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Bob Sutton. Watch a video with the author. Both are quick reads and well worth the time.
What I’m reading today: A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman. It’s an unapologetic debunking of the myth that greater productivity is only achieved through great organization. I have to admit that I am receptive to this idea, being someone who lets papers pile up. However, I have spent a great deal of my professional life buying planners and many other organizational tools and buying into a tightly organized scheme for a productive work life. What I’ve learned: I can be highly productive even while the paper piles up around me. What I have learned to appreciate about myself: I have the ability to plan around the big picture.