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Managing Yourself, Projects and Clients

Avatar for Diane Kinney Diane Kinney
May 13, 2014
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Managing Yourself, Projects and Clients

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May 13, 2014

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Transcript

  1. YOURSELF, PROJECTS & CLIENTS   MANAGING

  2. FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR THE VERSATILITY GROUP THEVERSATILITYGROUP.COM   DIANE

    KINNEY @DKINNEY

  3. WHO NEEDS THESE SKILLS?

  4. EVERYBODY DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, CONTENT CREATORS, PLUGIN BUILDERS, PRODUCT DEVELOPERS, THEME

    MAKERS - EVERYONE

  5. WITH EFFICIENCY COMES GROWTH MARGIN OPPORTUNITY

  6. WHAT DO I KNOW?

  7. BIG TOPIC WE’LL COVER A LITTLE BIT

  8. MANAGING YOURSELF

  9. BRUTAL HONESTY Banking Accounting Small site changes Documentation Design Data

    Architecture Marketing Plans Consulting HATE LOVE

  10. LEVERAGE YOUR STRENGTHS SHORE UP YOUR WEAKNESSES

  11. OPTIMIZE YOURSELF FLUID BUT SCHEDULED TIMEBOX SIMPLE TASK LISTS GO

    ANALOG

  12. BIG PICTURE REVIEW, PREVIEW REDUCE FRICTION REPEATABLE PROCESSES ALWAYS GET

    BETTER

  13. MANAGING OTHERS TEAMMATES, VENDORS, EMPLOYEES, CLIENTS

  14. EASIER WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR ACT TOGETHER (NEVER ACTUALLY EASY)

  15. EXPECTATIONS & PADDING

  16. ACCOMMODATING & LEVERAGING DIFFERENT STYLES

  17. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW TRIAGE

  18. TAKEAWAYS

  19. BE SELF-AWARE

  20. SMALL STEADY CHANGES

  21. NOT WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE THINKS DO WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

  22. FIND ME @DKINNEY- HAPPY TO HELP   THANK YOU