Creativity is valuable. Not many have it in great quantities. Not many use it to their advantage. CAD Managers can bring value to their firm by being creative in their approach to management, problem solving and decision making.
Creative thinking can take on many flavors. It can come from many places. [...]
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We have been looking at the nature of the position you fill as CAD Manager and found several spots that may need review before you delve into the value that you may personally bring to the position. You may want to go back and read the first three installments of this series before you go [...]
More ways of knowing if you firm thinks that the CAD Manager position really is valuable… Don’t think of the person when reviewing these questions - think of the position itself. Would the answers be yes to these questions no matter who filled the spot?
Is the CAD Manager accountable for resources like people, technology, and [...]
Continue reading about Do you add Value? - More on the CAD Manager Position
I mentioned the question about whether being at your job actually brings value to your firm. In other words, is you firm better off because you are there?
Lets take a closer look at this question and first ask “Does your position actually add value?”
We will look at this from the perspective of your firms understanding [...]
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Is your firm better off because you work there?
This is a simple but very profound question. You need to be able to answer this question for yourself because others are asking it about you. Every day you get up and go to work and you may not realize that others are watching what you [...]
I have past a milestone. This is my 501st post.
Here are my top 10 personal favorites topics… in no particular order
BAD CAD
BAD CAD Management Habits - Series
Does Good CAD Really Matter?
Your Best User
Your Worst User
How differing levels of CAD expertise infect your files
The Four “T”s of CAD - series
CAD Shredders
Better - Not Perfect
Making Change Happen
And [...]
One Word - THINK!!
Think carefully before clicking “Reply to all” - did you really mean to reply to everyone or just the sender? I have seen people reply back to list servers and send out things that were meant to be private.
Don’t forward email unnecessarily and never forward virus hoaxes, chain letters, petitions or “make [...]
Continue reading about Email Guidelines - Part 6 - Replying to Email
Now I turn to the part where you actually read your email…
Don’t let the emails pile up in your inbox. If you get behind - it takes a long time to dig out.
I did a poll on this site and asked how often you check your email and most of you are always [...]
Continue reading about Email Guidelines - Part 5 - Reading Email
Use of read receipts, high priority and URGENT
Don’t globally request a read-receipt - this may annoy your recipient before they have even read your message. I get these a lot and usually never say yes - send them a read receipt. Many people consider this an invasion of privacy and usually click cancel (like me). [...]
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