Notes about how you really think or feel? Stakeholder (secret) analysis)? Things you heard or saw that you want to keep a record of, just in case? Anything can go into a little black book...that you don't want others to read. Saving Changes...
Lol, Sante, I have a small blue notebook, and it fits in my pocket, usually, I use pencil, so it fades with days. My daughter always laugh about it, and she calls it the secret book of Baba
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2 replies by Reinaldo Aguirre and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Lol, Sante, I have a small blue notebook, and it fits in my pocket, usually, I use pencil, so it fades with days. My daughter always laugh about it, and she calls it the secret book of Baba
Invisible ink haha. Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
Absolutely. It's also called cover your a _ s book.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 02, 2018 9:42 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Exactly and well said Drake.
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Michael DelaneyPartner| Delaney Management LLCWest Chester, Pa, United States
I carry a small notebook with me to jot down notes and ideas and not just regarding PM. Once a week at least go through and update tasks to be done or various notebooks I keep of ideas.
I use pencil so I can keep it updated, it has almost everything even cooking recipe.
The Secret Book of Baba
Kevy Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
I keep many such things within my head, but I do record things that wouldn't be disastrous if they were somehow read by others. For example, I mentally track stakeholder motivations, so I know how to manage them. One executive stakeholder of mine is a sycophant who fears making decisions. Knowing this, I often make my own decisions and inform him afterward. He is happy since he didn't have to make the decision, and I don't have to chase him for weeks trying to get a decision from him.
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2 replies by Drake Settsu and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 02, 2018 8:42 AM
Drake Settsu
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I know what you mean. You need to be careful where you leave that book.
Apr 02, 2018 9:46 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Yes Eric I am pretty mush the same, having a virtual black book in the mind, along with another tangible one for stuff I need to look at (read as being reminded) but also keep private.
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Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
Apr 02, 2018 8:38 AM
Replying to Eric Simms
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I keep many such things within my head, but I do record things that wouldn't be disastrous if they were somehow read by others. For example, I mentally track stakeholder motivations, so I know how to manage them. One executive stakeholder of mine is a sycophant who fears making decisions. Knowing this, I often make my own decisions and inform him afterward. He is happy since he didn't have to make the decision, and I don't have to chase him for weeks trying to get a decision from him.
I know what you mean. You need to be careful where you leave that book. Saving Changes...
Pedro ArrondoEngineering Manager| Suez PtyLtdWest Pennant Hills, Nsw, Australia
I use Evernote in my personal phone and tablet, so only myself have access to them. High level plans, Minutes, conversations. I even insert diagrams, pictures and mind maps. And I have stakeholders maps and plans too.
Everything is synced in the web, minimising risk of loosing them (I hope).
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2 replies by Pedro Arrondo and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 02, 2018 9:47 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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I hope Pedro your mobile devices aren't hooked to enterprise mobility. One can never know who is reading if your devices are connected to work through these platforms.
Apr 08, 2018 8:13 AM
Pedro Arrondo
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Hi Sante,
It can definitively happen. Likewise, someone may peep into someone's personal notebook. There will be privacy issues though.
Cheers
