Tag: checklists

AIIP BLOG LEGACY CONTENT from January 2021

Editor’s note: Occasionally we post legacy content that is still relevant today. Enjoy this piece By Kelly Schrank.

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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Using Checklists in your Business

By Kelly Schrank

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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A Checklist of Zoom Settings: Improving your Virtual Meetings and Events (Part 2)

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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A Checklist of Zoom Settings: Improving your Virtual Meetings and Events (Part I)

By Roger Magnus, Roger Magnus Research

As Zoom events have become commonplace, what can we as solopreneurs and AIIP members do to make these interactions less awkward, more efficient, and more enjoyable for engaging our clients, vendors, or colleagues?   

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