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From Chaos to Control: How to Create Effective Systems and Processes in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Efficiency and productivity Every team member has numbers/measurables, knows what is expected of them on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, and can execute their tasks with minimal confusion or delay. Create hierarchical structures, arranging subtasks under parent tasks. Prioritize tasks Prioritization is essential.

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Quick Hack to Make Your Boss (and you) More Productive

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Yesterday I wrote a post about the " Urgency Addiction ” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. Here's the kicker - 40% of the time, the person did not resume the task they were working on before the interruption.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. I have my “hacks&# for delivering outputs that are meaningful while managing the daily life more chaotically than you might imagine. Tags: Startup Advice.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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StackOverflow is a free Q&A site for software developers, blending functionality from wikis, blogs, forums, and social voting (similar to Digg/Reddit); 7.1mm unique visitors per month; new funds will be used to build out engineering team and build out product. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups.

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Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

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Justyn Howard, founder of Sprout Social has a blog post that he’s written about his experiences of migrating from scrappy tools to more efficient ones (i.e. Once a company has raised $2-3 million dollars I often advise them to get an office manager. Tags: Startup Advice. Photo courtesy of Pat Page via Flickr.

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Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses

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If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a fan of starting businesses in a non-traditional way. You might be great at networking and leading but bad at planning and managing. Are you a shaper vs. a completer-finisher? - Are you a leader vs. a manager? - Are you technically inclined? -

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Products I Love to Use

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Trello – Some of the smartest people I know still send themselves tasks to complete via email. Surely that’s the worst way to remind yourself of a task. Until a few years ago I had tried every task management list and failed each time so I, too, resorted to email to-do’s. I use it often enough.