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Am I Productive, Efficient, or Effective?

Productivity: having the power to produce Efficiency: the ratio of the output to the input of any system Effectiveness: being able to bring about a desired result Personal Kanban is considered a Productivity tool, because it gives us the power … Continue reading

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Urgent and Important: Incorporating your existing tools into Personal Kanban

We’ve devised Personal Kanban to adapt to any system you might currently use (unless of course your preferred  system is utter chaos). The only two rules are visualize your work and limit work-in-progress (WIP). PK’s main goal is to get … Continue reading

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Rapture – Training Your Mind for Completion

Don’t strain your brain, paint a train You’ll be singing’ in the rain… – Blondie Your brain is a muscle. As we repeat certain actions, our “muscle memory” becomes comfortable with those actions, and programs itself to anticipate them. As … Continue reading

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Tools Talk: Julia Child Understood the Nature of Work

While expertise, good humor, humanity, and care are words that immediately come to mind when describing Julia Child, the iconic chef personified something else – she understood the nature of her work. She recognized the role it played, the value … Continue reading

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Getting "Personal" with Your Kanban

So why call it “personal” if I can use it with my family, in the classroom, or with a team at the office? In life and in business, we create value.  For Personal Kanban, “personal”  relates to  personal value.  Personal … Continue reading

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Personal Kanban for Meaningful & Measurable Performance Evaluations

Personal Kanban can come in handy at performance review time. Continue reading

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On Time Sheets: Personal Kanban and Life's Little Annoyances

Timesheets are a universal drag. No one likes them. Personal kanban can give timesheets meaning. Continue reading

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