Comments on: Put yourself in Spring Training. http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/03/05/put-yourself-in-spring-training/ Individuals — Companies — Industries: How We Work Now. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:53:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim Walker http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/03/05/put-yourself-in-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-14849 Tim Walker Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:50:38 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=1942#comment-14849 Kyle, I think there's a *lot* to the idea of breaking things down into manageable chunks in our work. Too often we try to do ten things at once (which never works) or try to focus on an entire project instead of on the one piece of it we can control right now. Sports analogies only go so far, but it's not a bad idea to train ourselves to work "one pitch at a time." Kyle, I think there’s a *lot* to the idea of breaking things down into manageable chunks in our work. Too often we try to do ten things at once (which never works) or try to focus on an entire project instead of on the one piece of it we can control right now.

Sports analogies only go so far, but it’s not a bad idea to train ourselves to work “one pitch at a time.”

]]> By: Kyle Flaherty http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/03/05/put-yourself-in-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-14848 Kyle Flaherty Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:47:03 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=1942#comment-14848 One beautiful aspect of baseball is how symmetric the game is without the need for a clock. Three up/Three down; 27 outs; 9 innings; etc. I find that I'm at my best professionally when I can break it down into those types of scenarios...I call them my manageable pieces of productivity. Just like a ballgame can go into extra innings however, things get thrown off track, and I think that is really where the idea of drills can help you get back on track in the face of change. Perhaps we need a similar post from you with the trade deadline approaching and the M&A market heating up...I see some symmetry. /kff One beautiful aspect of baseball is how symmetric the game is without the need for a clock. Three up/Three down; 27 outs; 9 innings; etc. I find that I’m at my best professionally when I can break it down into those types of scenarios…I call them my manageable pieces of productivity.

Just like a ballgame can go into extra innings however, things get thrown off track, and I think that is really where the idea of drills can help you get back on track in the face of change.

Perhaps we need a similar post from you with the trade deadline approaching and the M&A market heating up…I see some symmetry.

/kff

]]> By: Lona http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/03/05/put-yourself-in-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-14112 Lona Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:47 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=1942#comment-14112 Thanks, Tim, for the reminders. It's so easy to lose track of how activities are so tied together! Thanks, Tim, for the reminders. It’s so easy to lose track of how activities are so tied together!

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