Taking stock
Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" It is always good to take stock and congratulate each other on a job well done, but also to point out areas that could be improved or brainstorm the best way to do it better. On my most recent assignment everything went very smoothly. I mentally checked off that the checklists of what to bring to the various functions were critical to have. This meeting was held out of town and those are a bit more hectic because I can't easily go to my desk to get what I need. Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. I also made templates for the minutes of the various meetings and those were wonderful to have. I was in a meeting all day taking minutes and then had a...