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#ProdChat – 08/13/14 – Writing Effective Tasks

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#ProdChat – 8/13/14 – Writing Effective Tasks

On August 13, 2014, #ProdChat discussed the topic, Writing Effective Tasks. There’s a difference between well-written tasks that attract you to do, and those that repel. We try to discuss the best-practices for crafting good task descriptions and how balance efficiency with effectiveness with our productivity word-crafting! Watch the slideshow to see what the productivity enthusiasts on #ProdChat had to say about writing effective tasks. Enjoy!

Resources

This article “How to Write Effective ToDo Lists” by Charlie Gilkey over at ProductiveFlourishing.com is a good, quick primer on the topic.

And, this article has some really great tips embedded in it about about writing effective tasks for delegating: Ten Tips for Tasks: Best Practices for Writing Effective Procedures and Instruction Sets.

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