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Don’t Just Get Organized – Get Productive!

Too busy to read books about how to manage your time better? This evening's discussion will be an overview of some of the tips, tricks, and trends from the most popular time management and productivity systems of today.

Beth Griese will talk about books and systems like Getting Things Done, Never Check Your Email in the Morning, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and the 4-Hour Work Week, and we'll distill some of their core ideas, like:

- Why your brain isn't meant to be a to-do list.
- How to get productive instead of organized.
- How to deal with email and more of today's high-tech distractions - including productivity systems!

Beth started her career with CompuServe, one of the first worldwide online service providers, teaching companies how to build their online presence. She currently is the product marketing manager of online courses and web 2.0 presence for MindLeaders, an e-learning company dedicated to changing lives through learning.

Where: Panera Bread. 3625 Fishinger Boulevard, Hilliard, OH 43026

When: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

Microsoft SharePoint is exploding across organizations. How do you plan to keep up? Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members, find organizational resources, search for experts and corporate information, manage content and workflow, and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions.

• Discover how a department web site can provide a central storage and collaboration space for documents, information, and ideas.
• Explore emerging technology that's hot in the marketplace -- SharePoint and the applications that work with SharePoint
• Hear about the Central Ohio SharePoint User Group

*Carol C. Fleming*, MBA has worked over 25 years in leading and implementing enterprise business systems in a variety of industries.  She is a passionate end-user advocate who enjoys helping others effectively use technology to work smarter, often with "duct tape and bailing wire" as her colleagues say.

Where: Panera Bread. 3625 Fishinger Blvd, Hilliard, OH 43026

When: Monday, March 09, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

Negotiation is something that we do all the time. For example, we use it in our social lives perhaps for deciding a time to meet, or where to go on a rainy day. Communication is always the link that will be used to negotiate the issue whether it is face-to-face, on the telephone or in writing. There are many reasons why you may want to negotiate and there are several ways to approach it.  At this meeting, you will learn:

1 – Remember that negotiations are probably going on right now. Always be aware.
2 – What’s being told to you may not be the absolute truth, it might be a negotiating strategy.
3 – Negotiating intimidates men, too, so don’t get the idea that you’re the only novice.
4 – Silence can be golden.
5 – Relax enough to understand what’s really important to the other side. You might be surprised.

Patricia Smith is the author of Each of Us: How Every Woman Can Earn More Money in Corporate America. With over 35 years in the workforce, she has dealt with and observed the same patterns over and over. As an authority on women and their careers, she has been quoted in such publications as Working Woman, Investor's Business Daily, the Orlando Sentinel and the Chicago Tribune. Her book has helped women across the country see their potential and earn more money.

Where: Panera Bread. 3625 Fishinger Boulevard, Hilliard, OH 43026

When: Monday, February 09, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

If you want to establish yourself as a thought leader, or have something to say to the 
world, you can do it with a blog.  A blog (short for web log) is a web site that's 
commentary or news on a particular subject or just an open record of your thoughts. 
Blogging used to be for geeks only, now it's a lot easier. Beth Griese will discuss how blogs 
work and how to build your own.
 
 

Where: Panera Bread. 3625 Fishinger Boulevard, Hilliard, OH 43026

When: Monday, January 12, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

Come join us for a night of merriment to celebrate the season. Let's relax and just get to know each other. The topic would be YOU, YOU and YOU. The DE Holiday bash includes a gift exchange. We suggest a tech-related item or a white elephant item, not to exceed value of $15. Items with a touch of humor are encouraged. Party goers not bringing gifts are welcome, but will not be eligible for the exchange.

Where: Salivs . Salivs (1323 W Saint James Luther, Columbus, OH)

When: Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 10:30:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM

It's a fact: Women who work with men in traditionally male fields make more money than women in so-called "female" career paths who work alongside other women. You can stand on the sidelines and scream, "This game is unfair." Or you can learn the rules, run onto the field, and join in the game. "Whether the rules make sense does not matter," Smith writes. "If you want to make more money, the most assured way is to do the jobs that pay more."

Patricia Smith is the author of Each of Us: How Every Woman Can Earn More Money in Corporate America. With over 35 years in the workforce, she has dealt with and observed the same patterns over and over. As an authority on women and their careers, she has been quoted in such publications as Working Woman, Investor's Business Daily, the Orlando Sentinel and the Chicago Tribune. Her book has helped women across the country see their potential and earn more money.

Where: Panera Bread. 3625 Fishinger Boulevard, Hilliard, OH 43026

When: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 7:30:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM