The Eisenhower Matrix (also known as the Urgent/Important Matrix) is one of our favourite time-management tools. Simple and extremely efficient, it has helped thousands of people schedule their time better on a day-to-day basis! This tool is based on former US President Dwight Eisenhower’s idea of drawing a distinction between two elements: importance and urgency. […]
Ask Baird’s CMC: Virtual workspaces
Tips, tricks, advice, and answers for the 21stcentury global workspace. Q: Dear Baird’s CMC, I am working on a multi-country study for a major pharma company, which involves intensive research and interaction with numerous stakeholders. The result is that my inbox is deluged with emails and countless drafts of the study, and I feel overwhelmed! […]
Baird’s CMC – Where idea meets action
By Chris Nial I’m lucky to work a group of talented people I truly respect and admire. Even though our office is based in a small Welsh village, on any given day we work on projects that put us in touch with our vast network of associates and colleagues based in five continents and over […]
All about crowdsourcing
By Chris Nial Crowdsourcing, a merge of the words “crowd” and “outsourcing”, is a product of the unique work culture that exists in our world today – a work culture in which space and time place no limitations on who we work with, when, and how. Matt H. Evans, in his article “The Power of […]
Standing Around the Water Cooler… in a Virtual World
By Chris Nial In a world where there are so many ways to connect, how do people really connect – human being to human being? I found myself thinking about this on my way to work this morning. I’ve had a chance to visit many different work cultures in many different countries, and what I […]