A bit of humour to end the day in this timezone... Yet another forward, but KM related

Thanks to Lucie and Allison for forwarding it; sent on the KM4dev Dgroups: .

Top 10 Reasons You Know you're working at an aid organization headquarters if...

1.You just had a pre-meeting to discuss your strategy planning session for the new initiative to reduce poverty by increasing access to safe water/credit/food/health care through fair and equitable distribution to those with the right to said good or service through engagement with duty bearers in the government and other stakeholders and civil society organizations.

2.You just repeatedly slammed your head into your keyboard after spending the last 20 minutes trying to get your Skype conference call between Port au Prince, West Bank/Gaza, Delhi, Nairobi and New York to work only to fail miserably...

6.You realize that you just used cheers, karibu, Insh'Allah or namaste in casual conversation despite the fact that you are neither English, Kenyan, Arab or Indian.
7.You realize that your favorite and most frequented cafe is located in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
8.You just finished depressing a volunteer caller from the Red Cross for the 12th time this year who reluctantly agreed that you are not eligiable to donate blood because you just got back from .
9.You're pumped with antibiotics more frequently than a cow in a concentrated feeding operation.
10.You tell yourself it's not failure if you turn it into a lessons-learned document.

Continue reading all the Top 10 Reasons You Know You're Working at an Aid Organization Headquarters, by Brooks Keene

Making Etiquette Easy: To Forward or not to Forward

Do and Don't; To click or not to click; To do it with courtesy or just blunt way; all the above requires a guiding light. An expert in strategic communications, Susan K. Medina, shares her wisdom:

"In a time where digital junk mail can rival the tangible pieces in your mailbox, the practice of clicking ‘forward’ has become the norm. No matter how funny the jokes are or how pressing the matter seems to be, it’s important to ask, “Do I really want to forward this email?” Here are a few things to keep in mind:

If the contents of the email are in any way libelous, offensive, racist, obscene, or inappropriate, your mouse should be racing for the ‘delete’ button. It is much better to verbalize what you heard later than to send it—in writing—in a public format for both obvious professional and legal reasons."

Continue reading the experiences of the wise

LinkedIn – To Forward or Not to Forward an Introduction?

Another type of interesting emails. A decision making point (some may say who cares). The Question is: To accept, or deny the next click? You know the sender (causally, personally, colleague, choices, interests, attitude, personality) / You know the receiver (causally, personally, colleague, choices, interests, attitude, personality) ? Here is a wise word from a Linkedin Expert:

But I’ve just come to a conclusion: No introductions anymore. At least no introductions that are initiated by others. Why such a hard stance? Because when I make introductions, I make them strategically, based on a win-win scenario. I decide that X needs to meet Y because it will be great for both of them. But when someone requests an introduction, chances are they’re trying to sell something to the person they want to meet – to my contact – and that makes me a conduit of SPAM. Yes, spam… and you know how I feel about that. continue reading

Forwarded e-mails by category - Way to Organize Email Overload

Believe it or not forwarded emails (by friends, etc., and by robots) are not just random, they can most probably fall into some categories (and you can make your own, as well), for example:
>>Friendly fires:

Jokes -- cheap, tragic, comic, satire, sensitive, racial, humorous, etc.

Funny thoughts -- kiddish, adult, immature, political, etc.

Educational / informative -- work related, stress related, occupational, etc

Spiritual / Religious -- evangelical, inspirational, motivational, emotional, etc.

Pics / Comics / Cartoons

News - local, regional, global, historic

Audio / Videos / Multimedia

Much more

>>E-mails forwarded by robots (auto mailers or machines), reach your in-box--like it or not, want it or not, even if you block them they manage their route:

Scam emails

spam e-mails trying to sell you the usual crap like fake Viagra, Cialis, pecker enlargement pills, etc.
&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;

phishing e-mails (which are also scams that you don't want), and in rare cases, an attachment containing a virus or a trojan horse. Don't click on any links or open any attachments in any of the e-mails you receive in your catcher account.
&nbps;&nbps;&nbps;

more spam / scam / chain emails, bulk email, here: http://www.419baiter.com

>>Chain E-Mails and Unnecessary Bulk Mail: Stop the Insanity

>>Note: Bottomline, you still have the options: Delete / mark the sender as spam / forward at ease