Best Management Ideas Awards - Important Update

I told you about my awards program last week. Here's more information:

Judges:

I have signed up the Oregon Three to be the final judges for the contest:
Brendon Connelly from Slacker Manager
Dwayne Melancon from Genuine Curiosity
Skip Angel from Random Thoughts from a CTO

They collectively run Never Work Alone, a site dedicated to helping managers solve problems. All three are also big fans of finding and sharing new ideas.

 Prizes:

I said that I was not going to tell you the prizes, but several of you have been hounding me for the details. :-) So here's a bit more information:

The grand prize winner will recieve several wonderful things including awesome software, gift certificates, and stuff valued at several hundred dollars. The three runners up will recieve one cool software program and one other item valued at close to $200. Really, these are fabulous prizes! I will tell you one of the prizes now:

The grand prize winner AND the runners up will receive a full copy of StyleWriter. This program, which I use and swear by, retails for $160USD. StyleWriter helps improve your writing and will make you look great! Before I send a manuscript to my publisher, I use StyleWriter to polish my writing and catch any boo-boos. This thing catches boo-boos that I did not even know were boo-boos. Also, yes, it works using American or British English (they are a UK company).

And there are many other fabulous prizes!

Enter Now!

The title of the award program is: Best Management Ideas, so I want to hear your ideas for the practices, habits, techniques, hacks, and gadgets that are helping you do your job. Here's what I am looking for in entries.

• Share a new habit you have adopted that is making your work more productive or stress free.
• Share techniques you use to reduce your daily stress while at work.
• Tell us about a new gadget that is making your work life simpler and more effective.
• Share techniques that you picked up from a book or training sesson that really work.

You do not need to be the creator of the technique or habit, by the way. Your entry might say:

I went to a training session taught by _____. In the program she suggested we do ______.
I have been using this technique for the past _____ and it has helped me _______.

OR

I just finished reading _______ by _______ and it has transformed my work day! My favorite technique from the book is _____. I have been doing this for _______ and it has helped me _________.

OR

I have been struggling with feelings of burnout. In my search for a solution, I created/came across _______. I now do ___________ and things have improved in the following ways:____________

OR

I just bought a new gadget called _________. This thing is the best thing since sliced bread! Here's how I use it: __________ Here's what it has done for me: ___________

You get the picture. Send entries to lhaneberg AT gmail DOT com by Friday, February 3rd - midnight.

Comments

[Kare Anderson]

When you announce the results of the conference I'd love to work with you to craft a summary of htem to share with the 38,000 readers of my ezine, "Say it Better"...

after perusing your savvy blog I've learned much about your smarts and generosity of heart... with some ideas for this newbie blogHer (www.sausalitobythebay.com)...
so thank you.

Who knows? May there are other ways we can profitably partner as you seem to be an avid alliance-builders. Ever since I wrote SmartPartnereing I can't get it off my mind.
- another fan of Management Craft - Kare

[Lisa Haneberg]

Kare: I would be happy to share the results with you and your readers! That's the purpose of this, to collect and share best practices. Thanks for reading and participating, I will check out your blog.