dougpollei

# Step 1: I looked at my bigger goals for the remainder of 2009, and what I plan to do for the first half of 2010. # Step 2: I wrote down three things to accomplish today that would move those goals forward, and I kept them in front of me ALL DAY. I took breaks, but I never deviated from the goals in front of me. # Step 3: I added in two goals that were related to current events, but not tied to my bigger goals, and left those for "if I have time." # Step 4: I killed every distraction that wasn't these goals, including closing my email client, shutting off Twitter, and at a few points, even disconnecting from the internet entirely. # Step 5: I reviewed my progress on the day. From there, I re-reviewed my next two months and the first half of 2010, and then set out goals for the next few days. - dougpollei

Google has achieved so much, it's hard to imagine they would need advice from anyone. But, just as star athletes turn to coaches to help them stay at the top of their game, Google asked David to speak about what he knows best: GTD. - dougpollei

"The authors pinpoint two kinds of risks: subways and coconuts. You can do research and be relatively sure that the subway will be predictable most of the time. On the other hand, you know that coconuts fall from trees, but you can’t predict when they will fall or where they will land. So, you can plan for the subways, but it is difficult to plan for the coconuts." - dougpollei

Steve Jurvetson, partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, offers perspective on the market opportunities in innovation and technology. Topics discussed include the necessity for utter market disruption, interdisciplinary solutions, and advice for those interested in working in the venture capital arena. - dougpollei

Directory Manager 1.0 is the first module in SherpaTools for Google Apps. Providing a familiar interface, it allows administrators to easily manage User Profiles and Shared Contacts in the Google Apps directory. You can now easily manage important contact fields like phone number, job titles, birthdays and a host of other information. Directory Manager also allows you to import and export data in bulk from a Google Docs spreadsheet. - dougpollei

Mahesh will be talking on marketing in real-time, using Twitter and other tools. At Pinstorm, we believe marketers today have no option but to use advanced technology and old-fashioned creative thinking to manage brand perceptions on a minute-to-minute basis. - dougpollei

In 2010, social media will get even more popular, more mobile, and more exclusive — at least, that's my guess. What are the near-term trends we could see as soon as next year? In no particular order: - dougpollei

Bloxx, based in the UK, has released some research finding that 90% of IT Managers surveyed believe access to social networking site should be banned or restricted. 90%. That's a lot. The managers surveyed came from across the UK public sector as well as private organizations. - dougpollei