anti-procrastination day

[saffronhare]

So, in a tradition inspired first by FlyLady, I observe Anti-Procrastination Day on Wednesdays. It's pretty effective for me.

But today? This is not turning out to be a day in which I manage to accomplish much of what I'd been putting aside myself. Nope. It's turning out to be one of those days where I get to stop, drop, and roll to handle things other people have forgotten. Because, you know, they're all going on vacation in the next day or so.

Feh, I say.

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[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

"Failure to plan on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on mine"

In government work I find that Wednesdays are the only *real* work days. Today has been the best example of that. Two meetings, a presentation that one of my staff has to give for a regional exercise (that we found out about at 11 am *THIS* morning and that she has to present at), and our functional exercise work that is continuing for exercise that starts on Monday at noon and ends late Tuesday.

So busy... ::thunk::

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Thursdays tend to be my meeting days. I understand.

The trouble with the "not my emergency" policy is that we're talking about production pipeline kind of things. The printing machines have a defined speed; so does the postal service. I get caught as the last stage of the process that relies on human input, so I tend to get the squeeze. Frequently, no matter how long it takes a client to get something back to us, the pressure is on my department to get it to production in time to make the mail date.

So the consequences of NOT doing something are very high. I mean, if a disaster relief organization doesn't raise enough money with the mailing that's supposed to bring in about 80% of their disaster prep funds for the year (outside of actual disaster response), then that's fewer people they're ready to help, you know? It sucks.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Ewww. Of course, I love to improve processes. It seems to me that perhaps your process needs a bit of evaluation. A re-evaluation, if you will, in order to reduce the pressure of that last stage? Or. Thingy.

Just trying to be helpful I am. I'm just helpful today.

breathofgold can now open the door to her office all the way and have more than one person in there at a time! Yeah!

On top of all the work crap. It never ends I tell ya.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Sweetheart, it's the process of a company of more than 100 people here and another couple hundred people nationwide. They LOVE process improvement, too -- we've got, like, eight "re-engineering teams" convened and working away at processes. It's unbelievable.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

From what you are telling me, you are at the part where you start to get evaluation team of your re-evaluation that are solely designed to improve processes. Unless it's a not-for-profit or a government organization. In that case, your eight re-engineering teams are required to do that job on top of the other 6 things they are responsible for.

;-p

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Something very like that, yes. :)

I hear you honey. I'm just pre-ruffled right now. Thanks for the smiles.