come up with a strengths-based plan for work

Week 1 (Aug 30 – Sep 5)

• schedule my next two one-to-ones (L, I)
• find some time to talk to Don (and Angela?)
• confirm the Jesse quotes
• print out the material for the iMacs
• write two Apples

Week 5 (July 26 – August 2)

• print out four more workshop guides and add them to my book (iPhone, iPhoto, iPod)
• do another one-to-one on Leopard
• think hard about measuring concierge performance; find a few people who might have good ideas about it; ask the concierges what they think; take notes
• write down the first six questions from FBATR, memorize them
• do all the iLearns on iPhone

Week 6 (August 3 – August 9)

• do a 1-to-1 on iPhone
• finagle my way into doing several workshops
• send out a “back-to-basics” note to the concierges, (arrange a meeting?)
• do all the iLearns on the macBook Pro
  
  

Week 1 (July 4 – July 11)

• Schedule my next two one-to-one’s, add an extra hour of play time
• Finish my Leopard book
• Learn the prices and features of the MacBook Pros
• Teach two workshops
• Think hard about measuring concierge performance; find a few people who might have good ideas about it; ask the concierges what they think; take notes

Weeks 3 – 11 (Feb 17 – April 20)

• Buy a 1 to 1 membership
• Write my plan for concierge excellence and share it with the managers
• Take StrengthsFinder 2.0
• Read two Wikipedia articles

Week 12 (April 21 – April 27)

• Read one Wiki article
• Do a 1 to 1 on iWeb on Tuesday, April 22
• Put a basic .mac webpage up

Week 13 (April 28 – May 4)

• Read two Wiki articles
• Do a 1 to 1 on Garageband
• Make a flow-chart of my webpage

Week 14 (May 5 – May 11)

• Read two Wiki articles
• Do a 1 to 1 on Photoshop
• Sketch some layout ideas for my webpage

Week 15 (May 12 – May 18)

• Read two Wiki articles

Week 16 (May 19 – May 25)

• Pick a product (MacBook)
• Read two Wiki articles
• Do a 1 to 1 on iWeb
• Sketch some more layout ideas for my webpage
• Read the The Non-Designer’s Web Book by Robin Williams

Week 1 (Feb 3 – Feb 9)

• Make a list of Wikipedia articles
• Jot down a page of notes about creating loyal customers for the meeting

Week 2 (Feb 10 – Feb 16)

• Go to the training on Sunday
• Pick four products to focus on this week

Input

• Make a list of Wikipedia articles and work my way through them
• Familiarize myself with all of the hardware products that Apple Retail offers: learn the features, price, and benefits of each
• Start a bibliography on computers, learning, and design
• Ask five questions a day
• Buy a 1 to 1 membership and use it every week
• Make a list of composers, songwriters, and musicians. Work my way through the list.

Learner/Intellection

• Learn how computers work – from computer logic through software
• Learn a programming language
• Learn how to use photoshop
• Learn Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Flash
• Buy a 1 to 1 membership and use it weekly
• Learn music theory
• Learn how to play the piano
• Learn how to play the guitar

Maximizer/Futuristic

• Write a description of the ideal concierge
• Write a plan for the perfect Apple team and share it with managers
• Write up my ideas about how to improve the restaurant and share them with Kenny
• Write up my ideas about how to create loyal customers and share it with the team