Wow – what a year we just had. Like many others, as we begin 2021, I am wondering when we will get back to normal—and what exactly normal will look like!
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By Jan Sykes
The 2021 AIIP Annual Conference Committee invites members and non-members to become part of something new to AIIP—a virtual conference held over two and a half days in April. We have an amazing line up of speakers focusing on themes that are highly relevant to independent information professionals. While we will miss the vibe and energy of meeting in person, we are grateful that technology allows us to put safety first. We are confident that we are creating an equally engaging online conference experience.
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Before I get started, I want to offer this disclaimer: I know that lots of people like checklists! People have TO-DO lists for daily tasks, they have packing lists for travel, they use grocery lists. But Atul Gawande, a well-known staff writer for The New Yorker and author of four bestsellers, wrote a whole book, The Checklist Manifesto, on how checklists are used by people in a variety of industries to save lives, fly planes, and manage large-scale construction projects. His book covers checklists as people use them in the workplace, and much of the motivation behind how I approach checklists comes from his discussion of why and how professionals use checklists in their work lives.
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Key to delivering a quality project for a client is making sure that I am answering the right question. That isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. Experience has taught me that the initial question the client asks is often not the one they really need answering.
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AIIP recently hosted a webinar on how to build your word-of-mouth referral network (members may see the recording), and it got me thinking about the importance of finding effective ways to let people know what you do without sounding like a talking billboard.
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By Roger Magnus, Roger Magnus Research
In my earlier post on this topic, I discussed settings from the web-based version of Zoom that can be activated before starting the Zoom meeting app. This post covers settings inside the app that, once set, remain for future meetings unless changed.
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Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as “one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.” No one ever said it was easy, but the thrill and satisfaction that come from owning and managing your own business are worth every bit of the effort. And having a solid network in your corner can greatly improve your chances of success.
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Presented by Jenny Blake
Reported by Debbie Wynot, Insight Matters and Library Consultants LLC
Editor’s note: This summary of our conference keynote presentation was originally published in the September 2017 issue of AIIP Connections newsletter, and—in 2020—it’s as relevant as ever.
For a conference program built on a theme of pivoting for success, could there have been a better keynote speaker than the gregarious and engaging Jenny Blake? Attendees were treated to an account of how a successful career development manager at Google left it all behind to follow her passions. Sound familiar, anyone?
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