Comments on: Stressed Juggling Tasks http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/ Business : Insights for Entrepreneurs Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Drinkwater http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-134 Drinkwater Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:45:10 +0000 http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-134 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. 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.

]]> By: VapourWork http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-135 VapourWork Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:47:25 +0000 http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-135 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. 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.

]]> By: Asako http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-136 Asako Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:01:38 +0000 http://www.theharbourpilot.com/stressed-juggling-tasks/#comment-136 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. 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.

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