Presentation at Amazing Selling Machine 2014. In this talk Gerry shows how to deal with the heavy demands of managing a business like ASM on top of already busy lifestyles, immediately reduce stress and find joy along the way to creating the life you want. Learn practical tools and knowledge to apply at work and home. Gerry and his business partner Julien joined ASM in October and late December made their first sale on Amazon. Gerry is an expert in shifting organizations, teams and individuals from overwhelm to satisfying work that gets astonishing results, including productivity increases of 2-4x. He is a trained professional coach, with 20 years in the IT sector, applying Lean Startup, Agile and Kanban methods to spur the right innovation. He works with large enterprises including Bank of America and Rackspace as well as tech startups, non-profits and governments. Gerry speaks regularly, and his sessions routinely rank near the top at industry conferences.

1. STOP
doing
BUSY WORK
START doing your BEST WORK
Gerry Kirk
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The scientific, fun approach
to manage work, live joyfully
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2. topics
What’s in it for me
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3. Jackie
productive knowledge worker!
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4. work done, what is it good for?
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5. reflect on work to uncover true value
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6. board adjusted to reflect value of work
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7. challenges: overwhelm, interruptions, urgent crowds important
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8. benefits: sleep well, find reasonable pace, celebrate work
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9. modern life: fast, changing
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10. overhead
#fail
method failure #1: too much overhead to manage work
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11. fun
#fail
method failure #2: no fun to use
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12. learn
#fail
method failure #4: no help to improve
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13. We need a Real-time dashboard for work
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14. see
Awareness
clearly
visibility creates awareness
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15. Do more of
what you love
personal & small team kanban - Jim benson & tonianne demaria barry @gerrykirk

16. every board tells a story
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17. visualize what matters
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18. asm kanban example
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19. key
points
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20. where
Awareness
to start?
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21. step
method
5 step method to starting successfully
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22. step #1: use a ‘good enough’ workflow
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23. step 2: set improvement goals
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24. step 3: track new habits daily
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25. step 4: reflect
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26. your work is like a highway
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27. step #5: limit your work-in-progress
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28. 1. use proven workflow
2. set improvement goal
3. Track daily habits
4. reflect
5. limit WIP
5 steps to getting started successfully
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29. asm kanban example
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30. Finding
Balance
Project
Repetitive
Prioritization
beyond the basics
Minimize
interruptions
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31. scale to larger teams, organizations
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32. Circle similar, what did we miss?
WIIFM - review
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33. are you
ready?
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34. Now it’s
Your Turn!
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35. gerrykirk.net/asm
personal kanban starter handout
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36. Get
the
book
for the DIY’ers and the why of pk
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37. try personal kanban™ and do more of what you love
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38. Birthday
birthday gift
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