tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post4727099708136749975..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Special Sections For A Work PlannerGiftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-48034990168437431492014-02-05T08:35:36.219-06:002014-02-05T08:35:36.219-06:00Love the idea of the communication log and will bo...Love the idea of the communication log and will borrow this. I have a job where I speak to several different clients in a day and this is such a good way to keep track of that. I especially liked how u organise the log and schedule in follow ups. I so needed an idea like this. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-20475809221404145812014-01-30T19:58:55.232-06:002014-01-30T19:58:55.232-06:00Great post! While some of your points aren't r...Great post! While some of your points aren't relevant to me at the moment as covered by my employer's systems, I will definitely keep them in my mind for any future work I do on my own. For my work at the moment I'm just using a notebook in a bullet-journal style to track tasks. In my work I'm always sending documents out to clients to sign and return, which often doesn't happen promptly! I keep a running list of everything I send out to clients and then tick off when received. Easy then to see what is outstanding and to never lose track and forget about something. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735100401608475349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-76394434770284234392014-01-30T07:58:16.883-06:002014-01-30T07:58:16.883-06:00Spent a while yesterday thinking about how I could...Spent a while yesterday thinking about how I could make a work binder work, first thinking about putting all work reference info and project documents in without any calendar section. Dual calendar sections are where prior attempts at dual planners have failed; I get confused or simply spend too much time trying to maintain the system. So go without, just have a book for all the confidential information to keep at work and take to meetings. But then I realized that without the calendar the planner is not really very useful. And eventually just got back to the place where I see that one planner is really best for me. So instead I went through my planner to see if there was any obviously confidential information within; and there was one page, which I removed. <br /><br />Keeping track of time for billing purposes can be a pain, but I think that even if your job doesn't require billing it is useful to track your time at work. It helps you understand how much time you spend on various things and can help you identify where your time "black holes" are. It can also demonstrate to your manager why you are always busy or help you illustrate the need for more staff if they expect you to take on additional duties. I don't track time on a continuous basis but I do track time for a week or two at a time several times a year. <br /><br />My favorite planner insert for tracking time is the Daytimer 2PPD in desk size (same as the FC classic). It has the notes page faintly ruled for time-tracking if you want to use it that way. If you don't, you can just write over the faint lines. But it allows you to note the client or project, what was worked on, and how many tenths of hours you spent on it. The facing page has scheduling, tasks, phone log, and expenses log. Josh LaPortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772883862662679235noreply@blogger.com