Apropos of "effectiveness"...

[alexpgp]

To say I am not a slave to checklists and procedures when it comes to getting work done is not to say that I do not use checklists and procedures. I do. However, I particularly do not like being in a situation where I am powerless to change said checklists and procedures because someone else "owns" them.

But I have already digressed. That is a rant for another day.

As for the stuff I do "own," I've noted, over the years, that a sure way to tell that your procedures, etc. require revision is when you find yourself consistently either checking items off by rote or ignoring them altogether.

And I suspect, when I see this occurring elsewhere—such as in documents I'm working on—the same need for revision is true as well, albeit the onus for suggesting this to be the case lies somewhere "above my pay grade."

That said, I need to get back to work.

Cheers...

Comments

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

You mention work, and then you mention translations. Is translating you main occupation now? And anyway, what are the main items you "check off" the list while translating something?

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did my first Russian-to-English technical translation in 1978, and became a full-time translator in 1993 or so.

What items do I check off?

Sounds like an idea for a standalone post.... thanks for the idea!

Cheers...

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

You have been translating longer than I was alive :-).

Going to read that post now.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get a lot of that these days. I guess it comes with the territory.

Cheers...

P.S. "...than I have been alive."

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Thank you.