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Inbox Zero

Chad Barr

Save tremendous amounts of your valuable time. I acknowledge that to do this successfully requires discipline, consistency and a system. Archive important sensitive documents such as contracts in your preferred client folder system such as Dropbox and Evernote. © Chad Barr 2013. Reduce the potential of technical glitches.

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Let Me See Your Calendar

Chad Barr

The key realization I have observed is the lack of a system to help move these projects forward. © Chad Barr 2013. When I ask them to show me their calendar and where these projects are, a sheepish grin appears on their face and then the light bulb goes on. The solution, I believe, is quite simple and straightforward.

System 40
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How to Decide Which Tasks to Delegate

Harvard Business

Delegation is what resuscitated my business from the brink of collapse in 2013. Teachable : Tasks that, although complicated-seeming at first and possibly comprising several smaller subtasks, can be translated into a system and passed along, with you still providing quality checks and final approval. But all of these fears are a myth.

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