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Why Can't You Get Anything Done? The Know-Do Gap for Artists.

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The knowing-doing gap was popularized by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton. The knowing-doing gap is essentially: You know what you have to do. But, the doing doesn’t happen. Therefore, the results don’t happen.

Below are a few examples of how the know-do gap can show up in your life:

  • I KNOW I have to start that essay my professor assigned us at the beginning of the semester, but I DO it two days before it’s due.

  • I KNOW I should be getting medical help for this reoccurring problem, but only until I start coughing up blood is when I DO it (this example is a bit extreme, but you get my drift).

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Quadrant 2 Activities for Bloggers

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Quadrant 2 Activities for Bloggers

Feeling a little lost? Maybe just a tad bit stuck? Do you need ideas on what to do next?

Quadrant 2 deals with areas of planning for things that are important, but are not urgent. Activities in this quadrant are for personal and professional development where you focus on your long-term goals. Generally, they are action items that people procrastinate on.

I have a list of activities that you can add to your to-do list.

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What kind of time-management person are you? Busy or Productive?

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What kind of time-management person are you? Busy or Productive?

What does a busy version of Fonna look like?

  • Talk about how busy I am

  • Having a long to-do list that doesn't align with my strategic goals

  • Spending time clearing my emails (yes, even the newsletters)

  • Multitasking inefficiently

  • Taking a meeting that could've been an email

  • Getting stuck and drowning in details (there's a big difference in being detail-oriented)

  • Saying yes to TONS of projects and stretching myself thin

  • Attempting to do everything myself

RACI Chart - The Basics

RACI Chart - The Basics

Some project managers use RACI charts because we are consistently reminded that: 

57 percent of projects fail due to breakdown in communications

[source: IT Cortex]

No PM wants to lead a failed project. So to each their own when using a RACI chart. 

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Why are you wasting your time? The 80/20 Rule

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Why are you wasting your time? The 80/20 Rule

I have 87 apps in my phone but I use the same 12 most frequently (which is only 13.7%, not even 20%)

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Risk Assessments for Grant Proposals with a Free Template

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Risk Assessments for Grant Proposals with a Free Template

There is a local granting body called Ontario Trillium Foundation that requires a risk assessment as a part of their grant applications. In my opinion, they are ahead of the curve with this requirement because it helps the grantee think of all the possible risks that could pop-up along a project.

Here are 4 big steps you can take towards risk management planning.

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#Winning: Accept, Enhance, Share, or Exploit Positive Risks in your Risk Assessment

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#Winning: Accept, Enhance, Share, or Exploit Positive Risks in your Risk Assessment

In projects, risks aren't all doom and gloom. They can also fall on the positive side of the spectrum - benefiting you, your organization, your stakeholders, etc. In every risk planning session I host, we always make time to brainstorm positive risks and you should too.

Here are 4 techniques you can implement to benefit from the positive risks.

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ArtReach Grant Writing: Workplans Presentation on Slideshare

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ArtReach Grant Writing: Workplans Presentation on Slideshare

If you know me, you know that one of my many visions in life is to create a world where artists stop procrastinating. 

In January ArtReach will be doing another Grant Writing 101 workshop, with Paulina O'Kieffe, for their upcoming granting round.

Here's a sneak peek at the slides I will be presenting in January.

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How-To Create a Production Timeline for Emerging Filmmakers in Google Spreadsheets in 8.5 Steps

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How-To Create a Production Timeline for Emerging Filmmakers in Google Spreadsheets in 8.5 Steps

This mini-tutorial isn't limited to filmmakers, it is for anyone who needs a high-level (or overview) of their project. Regardless of your project, if this is your end goal, check out the step-by-step tutorial

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Response Strategies to Negative Risks or Threats: Avoid, Transfer, Mitigate, Accept

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Response Strategies to Negative Risks or Threats: Avoid, Transfer, Mitigate, Accept

The Apocalypse. 

Some of us plan for it. Some of us don't.

When running a project, risks can become issues in the blink of an eye and it can feel like the end of the world. This is why it is extremely important to plan ahead. Let's plan together! 

Let's pretend that you are working on a project and already identified your risks, we will move on to the stage of responding to the risks. 

There are 4 ways to deal with negative risks.