You don’t want your notes from a IT Operations meeting in the same notebook with your notes from a root cause analysis meeting. What I ended up with was a notebook of very good notes that I then had to review and often transfer to electronic or other media so I could categorize them. One of the challenges I faced with using a notebook for note-taking is I go to a variety of meetings on a variety of topics where I need to take notes.
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If you are a busy and on the move manager like me read “ Management Tools – Time and Problem Management Simplified” for tips on using a pocket list to supplement your note-taking when paper is not always handy. I will also share what I use and how it fits into an overall information management system.
#LIST FORMAT NOTE TAKING EXAMPLE HOW TO#
How to use cues to quickly classify notes for later review. What I will show you here is how to take better notes. The media you use should be what works best for you. Some people use a portfolio, some a legal pad, some a day planner and others a variety of different notebooks. You only need to look around a meeting to see the different media used for taking notes. In an article to follow I will layout an information management system that will show you an efficient and effective way to manage your notes and other forms of information that are topic related.
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By developing your own set of note-taking best practices your notes will be more effective and less time consuming to properly utilize. For managers note-taking is a skill used every day and like any skill it can be improved on.