This is a great book for Getting Things Done. Read my summary, then buy the book
A recommended productivity stack for MSPs
Some great ideas in here to help you get more done in 2021
How MSPs can find + properly brief a virtual assistant
If you’ve got to the end of another week, and you’ve got a bunch of tasks that you just haven’t completed, it’s time to start doing things differently
Midweek monotony? 3 ways to keep yourself motivated right now
A confession: Last week I suffered from a temporary, but severe case of CBA* (Can’t Be Ars*d) The week started OK. But by Thursday morning all my motivation had melted …
Video: CWDash deep dive
I interviewed Joe Pannone of CWDash who provides a free dashboard that pulls data out of ConnectWise, and presents it in a more useful format.
Video: Millions of MDF unclaimed by MSPs
MDF = Marketing Development Funds. Money that vendors put aside for MSPs to spend on marketing, in order to sell more of the vendor’s stuff. And there’s a ton of …
2020 Focus area 5) The will to act
Here’s the fifth and final focus area. There’s a part of my story that most people find too extreme; too terrifying to dwell on.
Your overflowing hassle bucket (and the DOA relief tap)
Every one of us has a hassle bucket inside our head. It’s a measure for how much hassle we can deal with at any one time. Some people’s buckets are …
Flowcharts, checklists and video briefs (the secrets of DOA)
One of my favourite acronyms is DOA. No, it doesn’t stand for Dead On Arrival – It stands for Delegate, Outsource, Automate.
Broken windows theory: It’s why you mustn’t take s##t from your staff
Have you heard of broken windows theory? No, it’s nothing to do with problems upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10…
