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Comment on Business Plan Series by The Harbour Pilot » Business Plan Models - Skill and Effort

The Harbour Pilot » Business Plan Models - Skill and Effort — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:51:19 +0000

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Comment on Plans Long Ago Far away by The Harbour Pilot » Plans Written and Ignored

The Harbour Pilot » Plans Written and Ignored — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:29:17 +0000

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The Harbour Pilot » Calc Harnessing Open Office — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:46:59 +0000

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Comment on Entrepreneurial Mind vs Business by Asako

Asako — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:14:42 +0000

I do not know if there are a few people at the top of Microsoft who are entrepreneurial or not, but majority of employees are not entrepreneurial, as far as I have observed them in the past. Some employees are “innovative”, but not “entrepreneurial”, I think.

Comment on Stressed Juggling Tasks by Asako

Asako — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:01:38 +0000

Multi-tasking on one project never hurts my ability to be in control. I can tie all tasks under one big picture, and would know my priority well. Multi-tasking on completely unrelated projects is difficult, on the other hand.

There’s a theory that small business owners should consider creating a basket of a portfolio of small businesses. Theoretically it works, but in practice, I find it a challenge.

Comment on Stressed Juggling Tasks by VapourWork

VapourWork — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:47:25 +0000

I’ve always found that a big whiteboard gets the job done. It’s hard to ignore and everything that is a concern ends up there, so as long as you keep moving forward and know what to do, you should be fine.

Comment on Stressed Juggling Tasks by Drinkwater

Drinkwater — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:45:10 +0000

Juggling tasks is part of the game of running a small business and if you aren’t good at it, you better learn fast. It always used to be a problem for me, until I asked one of my bartenders how he always remembered drink orders (he was astounding at doing this!). He said that he tried to break drink orders up into tables or waitresses and he would remember the group rather than each individual drink. He also did a lot of prep work before the rushes started.

Comment on Stressed Creative Tension by Pilot

Pilot — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:35:32 +0000

I like the input. Jekyll, I’ve heard similar stories about executives at companies responding like that to stress. To me, they’re kind of the oddities at their company. They are often very vital and also prone to burnout, especially in a rigid corporate environment.

Worsel, I never disagreed with you, and I’ve learned that lesson the hard way.

notDewey, I know that I had developed that attachment as a general manager, and I did become a bit of a workaholic. It happens when you have a great deal of responsibility and you want to do your job well

Comment on Stressed Creative Tension by notDewey

notDewey — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:45:15 +0000

My only comment is that a lot of general managers may not get this kind of attachment. It almost sounds like sliding into workoholicism and a lot of people try to keep their job at arm’s length from their identity (often because they hate their job!)