GETTING THINGS DONE

I recently finished reading Getting Things Done by David Allen. The book has something of a cult following, and for good reason. Prior to reading the book, I was a pile person. You know the, "Yeah, my desk is a mess, but I know where everything is" type. I think I just said that to convince myself. Most people didn't buy that line I was selling. I haven't yet finished the collection process of corralling all of my "stuff" at home, but I have it pretty well complete at the office. It makes a world of difference. My turnaround time on projects is dramatically improved, my desk is clean and organized, everything has a place, and most importantly, my stress level has come down several notches.

Some of the ideas in the book are not new, and in fact, I would call them common sense; however, I never took the time to think about such mundane things as how to organize my files or email folders. Allen suggests putting all files in alphabetical order. It is a small, common sense change, but I can find things I need much faster now than when I organized my files based on my perception of importance. He also suggests adding a few specialty email folders for organization. I had over 800 emails in my inbox, and have now cleaned it out.

LEADERSHIP STYLES

Leadership Styles:  By Churchill Best Odianosen.
Leadership is the human factor that binds a group of people together. Because of the importance of leadership, discussion of the topic cannot be exhausted. There two types of leadership styles; 

a) the job-centred leadership and
b) the employees centred leadership.
a) Job-Centred leadership: In this style of leadership, the leader simply structures the job of his subordinates and ensures that they perform the assigned tasks, in the prescribed form and format. In a way this leadership style pays little or no attention to the fact that workers are human beings and should be treated as such.