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		<title>Runnning a Business on Skype</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that i have moved on from the REA Group, i am setting up a new business.  In the process of doing this, we have decided that we will try our hardest to use new technologies to make the business run.  The first decision we took was to get right of the old telephone system and to use skype alone.

The theory is simple.  The business the we are setting up is global in focus and therefore we will need to be contacting people around the world on a regular basis.  Everyone has a PC so this is not a problem and all we do is give each of them a head set and away we go.  We are using Skype Business software that works like a dream.  We now have 20 people working off it and there are no problems.



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		<title>The 30 Minute Meeting</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/09/the-30-minute-meeting-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often is it that you get invited to a meeting that goes on and on and on.  You get there and there is no formal agenda, the other attendees are late, some don't know why they have been invited, there is no real leader of the meeting and an hour or so later you leave with no real outcomes and you are left wondering what that was all about.

Well i think there should be a different approach - the 30 minute meeting.  In fact, if it can be shorter, thats even better. 

Read on for more ... 


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2006/04/time-management/' rel='bookmark' title='Time Management'>Time Management</a></li>
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		<title>Podcasts &#8211; A Great Way of Keeping Up to Date</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/09/podcasts-a-great-way-of-keeping-up-to-date/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/09/podcasts-a-great-way-of-keeping-up-to-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not sure how many of you regularly listen to podcasts however i am an avid fan of them.  When i go running, i plug the ipod nano in a listen to podcasts from around the world.  I also take my iPod nano with me when i am travelling so i can keep up to date.

Now what are the sort of podcasts is listen to.  Well they tend to be news, views and opinions from the US and the UK and generally relating to business as well as current affairs.  it allows me to stay on top of what is really happening rather than spending time in front of the TV wading through rubbish.  

Read on to find out which podcasts you should be listening to... 


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2007/03/essential-tech-tools-for-the-chief-executive-officer/' rel='bookmark' title='Essential Tech Tools for the Chief Executive Officer'>Essential Tech Tools for the Chief Executive Officer</a></li>
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		<title>Its All About Focus</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/08/its-all-about-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/08/its-all-about-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a great meeting with a guy in San Francisco yesterday.  During the meeting we chatted about his current businesses and his aspirations for where he wanted to take them.  What was interesting was the breadth of ideas that he was tackling all at once and it got me to thinking about how important focus is.  

Read on for more ... 


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2006/04/time-management/' rel='bookmark' title='Time Management'>Time Management</a></li>
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		<title>The 30 Minute Meeting</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2007/09/the-30-minute-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2007/09/the-30-minute-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate meetings &#8230; especially if they don&#8217;t have an agenda, are not lead by someone and go on and on and on.  So what have i done about this, here are a few simple rules i try to live by 30 minute meetings only &#8211; i even have a great 30 min timer on [...]


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		<title>Can Messenger Help Run a Business</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2007/02/can-messenger-help-run-a-business/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2007/02/can-messenger-help-run-a-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips and Techniques]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning i tossed up between allowing microsoft messenger in the business and blocking its usage.  In hindsight &#8211; that was a waste of thinking time. Microsoft messenger is now the communication&#8217;s tool of choice for the business.  Most employees are registered and everyone is actively encouraged to share their messenger id with others [...]


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		<title>Conferences &#8211; Getting the Most Out of Them</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2006/12/conferences-getting-the-most-out-of-them/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2006/12/conferences-getting-the-most-out-of-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, for those that have been following my blog will realise that last week we had our half year annual conference. Wed / Thurs / Fri last week we ran many sessions for people from all parts of the business.  The whole 3 day event is capped off with a gala dinner. It turned out [...]


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		<title>Time Management</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2006/04/time-management/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2006/04/time-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and Techniques]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well time management has to be one of my greatest challenges. I am notoriously bad at saying &#8220;yes&#8221; to most things. However, how do i broadly split my time? The answer, surprisingly enough, is simple &#8211; 1/3rd is Board, media and investor related, 1/3rd is spent on people and operational related issues with the exisitng [...]


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