A must read for my fellow freelancers

Check out what Michelle Goodman says about:

Working For Nothing

We have the same idea when it comes to "free time". Respect yourself people!

OM's "Blog" of the Month: Recourses

Recourses is the home of David Baker, a thought leader in the advertising/design management sector. This site provides an incredible amount of free resources on best practices your firm can start using today. Baker provides insight and practical information that works. I use this site regularly and I am continually referring my peers to it. I encourage you to visit and sign up for his newsletter today.

If you want proof his theories work, feel free to email me at angie@organizedmanager.com

Just Trust; A gateway to a successful process.

Do you trust the process? Could you?
Most business types I encounter react one of three ways to the idea of process:

1. Sure, in a perfect world.

2. That's great, but right now I need to do _____. (fill in the blank)

3. I have a process, now get out of my way.

I must reiterate that I say "most". I think as human nature, we want to react to the situation at hand and just "git-r-done". Especially with the speed of technology, we seem to run out of time to stop and think about what it is we are trying to accomplish. However, the business world is indeed full of processes. Think about how we receive our UPS packages or even drive a car. Smart people in specific positions have perfected the processes needed for us to get a new sweater in the mail or drive to the mall.

In order for your business to establish its own process a series of steps must take place.

1. Getting the right people in the right place.

2. Establishing that person's role in the "right place". (See ARCI)

3. TRUST

The third step is the hardest step in ensuring a successful process. Once step one and two have been accomplished, the third step should fall in place; this is rarely the case. So many of us believe we can do it the best. Even the best delegators still find themselves emotionally connected to the task "given" away.
Take a look at the Dictionary.com definition of the word:

Trust

1.	reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

2.	confident expectation of something; hope.

Can you trust? Maybe not the "process", but how about the person?

A page for everything...

It feels like Christmas morning for me today. I stumbled upon the site I've needed for more than six months. Its www.printablepaper.net, and the best resource for all types of note taking needs. Here's two situations that I can think of where this would have been an ideal site to have:

1. My favorite way to take notes in a meeting: Cornell Notes

2. When I was searching my office for graph paper, a coworker offered to whip some up in Illustrator for me. With this new bookmark the problem is solved!

OM's Blog of the Month - decor8

Most of you know that I was crafted out of a creative mound of clay. I began my career pursuit specifically in graphic design and crossed over into the business world. Honestly, I could not be happier.

However, I love great design. What I love more is great design that allows us to breathe and think. The blog of the month, decor8, directs us well to find just that. I could spend hours at this site, and the selections in its blogroll.

Enjoy, my friends, and thanks decor8!