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Post by David Wyld on Nov 23, 2013 22:17:51 GMT -6
Students, Please view and comment on this link of the day - yes, for your education, but also for the points, of course! Watch the video below: TITLE - Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"Then, post a comment in reply to this discussion thread. Again, what to post? Here are some ideas: + What did you take away from the video? + How does the video relate in some way to your past experience (work, as a consumer, family, school, etc.)? + How might you use these ideas in your own career? Good luck! David
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Post by dorcas on Nov 29, 2013 17:27:39 GMT -6
TITLE - Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap" To work smart is a great strategy. As a manager you need to know that you are hire to do the defining part of making decision, doing the work is not a big deal but defining it is important.You need to create priorities and work according to plan so that in case anything interrupt the schedule it will not affect you because you are ahead of priorities.Interruption will always be there but interruption itself is not the problem but how you react to it is what matters.
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Post by brichoux on Dec 1, 2013 22:45:54 GMT -6
Working smart is an important thing to do, often we may ever work hard but not be working smart. It is good to look at what your priorities are and then being able to decide before doing. If you are stuck doing before deciding, then you are stuck in the busy trap. Keep some flexibility in your schedule because there will be variability in your day. The only thing that won't ever change is, is that there will always be change so it is very important that you can be flexible enough to adapt to any change.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Dec 2, 2013 22:01:44 GMT -6
TITLE - Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
She's saying that planning your day ahead is the best outlook for a job. Sometimes you have to plan your work ahead of time and define your work. Create a mindset that you know what tasks are considered work and what tasks are not. Getting the job done is by doing jobs assigned by your boss, not just defining work by meetings, doing paperwork and stuff like that.
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Post by datren on Dec 3, 2013 13:43:45 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
When a person is over-worked or over-whelmed they are less productive. This video discusses how to do develop a positive plan. This plan's most important asset is to define how work should be done, and define what is a priority. This video was very helpful.
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Post by christiebrown on Dec 4, 2013 18:57:42 GMT -6
Working smart and planning your day ahead of time is something that can benefit anyone in any kind of job. Making a schedule and sticking to it as well as listing objectives for your day, week, month, and even year can help you to actually see the progress you are making and give you motivation.
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Post by blaircavalier on Dec 8, 2013 12:58:58 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
The busy trap is someone everyone probably falls into every once in a while. To avoid this busy trap, the video states you must have a plan. This plan is about working smart. It can be very helpful to plan your day ahead of time and know what needs to be done first and what can follow next. As a auditor, this is extremely important. We work on deadlines and sometimes there are jobs that need to be done as soon as possible, making those jobs at the top of the to-do list. While an audit can work on multiple jobs at one time, it is important for us to plan effectively and efficiently.
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Post by jayjenkins on Dec 8, 2013 14:27:04 GMT -6
The modern work field people do not work threw there jobs in the right way. If your doing before deciding you are starting in the wrong spot and will be stuck in this continues bad pattern. they call this being stuck in the busy trap. Have a broad picture of what your suppost to do so you are able to get your most important work done first. Once you are clear what you are suppose to do it is easy to make better decisions.
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Post by kristin on Dec 8, 2013 14:47:09 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
I really like this video. It gives great advice on how to handle many task and not getting caught up in "the busy trap." At my current job we have a weekly task list that we fill out with everything we are working on for the week. We meet with our manager and we go over the list and prioritize. This helps us know what we should be working on and when. This has definitely helped me out and I think it's a great idea for all managers to follow.
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Post by chadraziano504 on Dec 8, 2013 16:50:40 GMT -6
TITLE - Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
I enjoyed this video and had to agree with many points in the video. I agree that everyone will experience interuption and distractions throughout the work day. I learned that its important on how you define your work and how you deal with the interuptions, that make you a good worker.
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Post by kformaggio on Dec 8, 2013 18:44:17 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
This is advice I really need to take right now. I find myself in the 'busy trap' every single day; I start the day with a daily or weekly to-do list, and then I let other tasks and issues rise above my predetermined to-do items, which normally get pushed back further and further. I work in a service office, so I have to be available anytime a student calls or comes into the office with questions. Sometimes these meetings or calls with students can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 40 minutes, and I never know how many students I will see in a day. Technically, I do get paid to help students, but at the same time, there are a number of projects and other tasks I need to accomplish each week. I need to do a better job of managing my time to balance between the to-do list and the unexpected meetings with students.
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Post by bgoree13 on Dec 8, 2013 20:57:23 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
I work in a service office, so I have to be available anytime a student calls or comes into the office with questions. Sometimes these meetings or calls with students can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 40 minutes, and I never know how many students I will see in a day. Technically, I do get paid to help students, but at the same time, there are a number of projects and other tasks I need to accomplish each week. I need to do a better job of managing my time to balance between the to-do list and the unexpected meetings with students.
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Post by tscott88 on Dec 8, 2013 23:12:27 GMT -6
Work Smart understand your tasks before you began. From my experience I have to make a list of all my task that I want to complete before I do anything. Interruptions do happen but you have to decide if this interruption is worth your time. Is that interruption necessary or could it wait. I'm very organized and I have to have a plan before I began a task. My mind doesn't function well without these goals.
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Post by boris on Dec 9, 2013 1:52:36 GMT -6
Work Smart: How to Avoid "The Busy Trap"
You need to work smart. With the world being connected at all times, unexpected meetings and emergencies are going to come up one day or another. With all that chaos, everyday you need to determine what are your priorities. The video suggests that we just usually do what is right in front of us at the time, but that is not the way to work smart. Instead you need to have a broad overview of what is going and what task you need to accomplish, so if you have unexpected emergencies you know what will need to be taken care off first or what can wait.
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Post by abramt110 on Dec 9, 2013 9:54:05 GMT -6
It is always important to work smart in the workplace or company. As a manager you need to know that you are hire to do the defining part of making decision, doing the work is not a big deal but defining it is important.You need to create priorities and work according to plan so that in case anything interrupt the schedule it will not affect you because you are ahead of priorities.Interruption will always be there but interruption itself is not the problem but how you react to it is what matters.
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