Comments on: How to get more done with less — 3 steps to save resources, time and money at newspapers http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/ Will Sullivan's guide to mobile, tablet & emerging tech ideas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Patrick Beeson http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-28919 Patrick Beeson Tue, 27 May 2008 14:01:55 +0000 http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/?p=781#comment-28919 Great post Will. I especially love the part about meetings, which as any corporate weasel knows is part of daily life. As a project manager, here are my rules for meetings: * Meetings must have an agenda * Meetings cannot last more than an hour * Meetings should contain folks filling the following roles: time-keeper, note-taker, and leader * Meeting notes should be waiting in each attendees' inbox by the time they get back to their desk * "Status report" meetings are not meetings, and should be avoided at all costs Also, while I do like your tasty Google e-mail strategy, I think it has a huge flaw: <em>Gmail is still in beta</em>. I <a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=lost+email+in+gmail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Googled around for gmail users that have lost email using gmail</a>, and there are plenty of examples. This is not a good sign that it's safe to turn over your company's business-critical operations (yet). Once Google has a 1.0 product that can let companies' own their information, I'm all for it. Otherwise, it's just a good consumer/startup tool. Great post Will. I especially love the part about meetings, which as any corporate weasel knows is part of daily life.

As a project manager, here are my rules for meetings:

* Meetings must have an agenda
* Meetings cannot last more than an hour
* Meetings should contain folks filling the following roles: time-keeper, note-taker, and leader
* Meeting notes should be waiting in each attendees’ inbox by the time they get back to their desk
* “Status report” meetings are not meetings, and should be avoided at all costs

Also, while I do like your tasty Google e-mail strategy, I think it has a huge flaw: Gmail is still in beta.

I Googled around for gmail users that have lost email using gmail, and there are plenty of examples. This is not a good sign that it’s safe to turn over your company’s business-critical operations (yet).

Once Google has a 1.0 product that can let companies’ own their information, I’m all for it. Otherwise, it’s just a good consumer/startup tool.

]]> By: Mcwflint http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-28916 Mcwflint Mon, 26 May 2008 23:16:26 +0000 http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/?p=781#comment-28916 As long as Google keeps everything working, it's a good plan :) Seriously, I think such tools would help a lot of organizations move faster. Training is key. Examples are helpful.And a guru who gets it in the newsroom - or available where folks gather - makes a big difference. I encourage people to consider resources outside their field - project management, direct marketing, car clubs. It is a challenge when you have editors who complain that they can't get the xxx@xxx.com page to open or that the www.xxx.com email keeps bouncing. As long as Google keeps everything working, it’s a good plan :)
Seriously, I think such tools would help a lot of organizations move faster. Training is key. Examples are helpful.And a guru who gets it in the newsroom – or available where folks gather – makes a big difference.

I encourage people to consider resources outside their field – project management, direct marketing, car clubs.

It is a challenge when you have editors who complain that they can’t get the xxx@xxx.com page to open or that the http://www.xxx.com email keeps bouncing.

]]> By: john http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-28915 john Mon, 26 May 2008 22:19:47 +0000 http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/?p=781#comment-28915 Here Here on Getting Real by the 37 Signals guys, I highly recommend this too! Here Here on Getting Real by the 37 Signals guys, I highly recommend this too!

]]> By: Will Sullivan http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-28912 Will Sullivan Mon, 26 May 2008 13:31:11 +0000 http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/?p=781#comment-28912 @Matt: True. You've raise a very valid concern to be wary of. A lawyer would definitely have to go over the contract and IANAL, but I do know Google has gone <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/response-to-doj-motion.html" rel="nofollow">toe-to-to with the government when they tried to subpoena private information</a> from their public users. I suspect their protection for paid clients is just as staunch. @Pat Precisely! @Erik Thanks for your support. :) @Matt: True. You’ve raise a very valid concern to be wary of. A lawyer would definitely have to go over the contract and IANAL, but I do know Google has gone toe-to-to with the government when they tried to subpoena private information from their public users. I suspect their protection for paid clients is just as staunch.

@Pat Precisely!

@Erik Thanks for your support. :)

]]> By: erik lunsford http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/how-to-get-more-done-with-less-3-steps-to-save-resources-time-and-money-at-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-28911 erik lunsford Mon, 26 May 2008 12:29:59 +0000 http://www.journerdism.com/index.php/?p=781#comment-28911 Nice post Will. Spot-on writing. I'd love to see our newsroom implement some of the google infrastructure and toss out some of the old lethargic software that basically obstructs our workflow. Thank goodness we have you as a manager with such intelligent, forward-looking thinking. There is hope. Nice post Will. Spot-on writing. I’d love to see our newsroom implement some of the google infrastructure and toss out some of the old lethargic software that basically obstructs our workflow. Thank goodness we have you as a manager with such intelligent, forward-looking thinking. There is hope.

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