I’m a great believer in to-do lists, if used correctly. OK, they’re not much use if they are too long and if the list is not achievable, but properly planned, they’re a great help. It’s a topic I often develop with the participants on my moderating courses. Time management is
The UK Government today backed the Open Source movement launching its Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use Government Action Plan. Calling the Open Source movement “one of the most significant cultural developments in IT and beyond over the last two decades” it celebrates the achievements of the groups of ndividuals
Simplybox is an online bookmarking site with a difference. It’s like a clippings tool. See a headline or a piece of text or an image on a website that you’d like to keep or share? Simplybox can be used to”snapshot” any part of a web page and save it as
These aren’t really New Year’s resolutions, but things that any small business owner would be well advised to do as soon as possible and then review regularly: Google your own name, your business name and/or product name(s). What websites come up on the front page and can you improve your
1. My HTC TyTN II OK, so it’s hardware, but it enables me to be part of the mobile social Web: I can check email, read my RSS feed, use Twitter and surf the Web for information whenever I want, wherever I am. 2. WordPress Having a blog (or blogs)
At Reach Further it’s one of our fundamental beliefs that bringing people together helps solve problems. Our vision is “bringing people together online, to share, to work and to learn”. Whether you call it social media, social networking, Web 2.0, online communities, the blogosphere, ebusiness or any of the other
1. Use a to-do list I use a weekly list rather than a daily list and even then it is sometimes an “everything I have to do” list. There are several online tools that can help with making lists, including wrike.com, rememberthemilk.com and joesgoals.com (see previous post). 2. Prioritise Do
Whether you’re trying to improve your work/life balance or focus on growing your business or just get fitter, setting goals is a great way to start the journey. Once you’ve set your goals it’s useful to be able to keep track of them. Ian Smith has created a useful goal
http://www.yammer.com/ One of the disadvantages of using Twitter for business is that if you want to have a closed group – perhaps to talk about a project with your project team – everyone has to set their updates to be private, and then you can’t use the same account for
Planning is well in hand for tomorrow’s Women on the Web in Leeds (17th September). This all-day conference at exciting venue NTI will bring together over 40 businesswomen. A Forward Ladies event, it is sponsored by NTI and Reach Further, who are organising it. With Meg Pickard as our keynote