Incub3 Talk Personal Productivity and Connecting with Eric Lee Smith

In what promises to be an unusual lecture by Incub3, Consulting Professor Eric Lee Smith from Philadelphia will be sharing the secrets of personal productivity and networking that he has learned over a lifetime of entrepreneurship and business.

One of Eric’s nicknames, given by a co-worker is “Mister Longarms.” Now why that name? Is it because he is tall and has long arms? No. It’s because of the number of people Eric knows well, is “connected to,” and these connections mean he can touch many (many) people from almost anywhere in the world.

Eric knows 208 “bigshots” – movers and shakers in this world – how many do you know? He touches base regularly with 44 business people, how many do you touch base with? He has 40 close friends, 10 from childhood. What about you? He has “10 friend candidates,” that is, 10 people that he and Alonna want to become best friends with. How many do you have? And so on – altogether he knows 1454 people, “collected” over a lifetime. THAT’S why the name ‘Mr. Longarms” fits. So how did he make that happen? Come to the workshop and find out.

Knowing people is important, but more important is being productive, staying focused, and getting things done. ‘Doctor Smith’ has 56 life goals, which he tracks weekly, one of which is “NUS Penn Program Mentor,” another of which is “NUS Shared Professor.” How many do you have? He has seven ongoing projects he’s working on for clients and seven more professional projects. How many do you have at school? He follows a total of 47 current projects, personal and professional. How many do you have?

But so what?

Here’s what: research proves that people who work in projects get more done, MUCH more.

But how do you do that? Those who attend the event will learn how and will be introduced to the most important book that ‘Professor Smith’ has ever read, the book is called….called…. but wait…. you must attend in order to find that out.

The ‘workshop’ will be totally solutions oriented, not theoretical. There will be some group exercises and lots of give and take. ‘Professor Longarms’ (hey, I like the sound of that one!) will also demonstrate various techniques and will show actual examples of most solutions that he espouses.

Event Details

When: Thursday 5th August 2010
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm (Registration starts at 6pm)
Where: I3 Seminar Room, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, NUS
Admission: Free

Register here.

About The Speaker

Eric Lee Smith is a seasoned entrepreneur, a consulting professor to the NUS Overseas College program, and a veteran in the development of new technology products and services for the financial services industry.

In his career, Smith has worked with a diverse group of clients that include: American Express, Credit Suisse First Boston, Ernst & Young, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton, JP Morgan/Chase, Morgan Stanley, where he offered his expertise in new product development, particular in the discovery phase of product life cycle, with an emphasis on user experience and user interface design.

Early in his career, Smith was a professional game designer for Simulations Publications and the Avalon-Hill game company. His first game, “The Alamo,” was nominated for best war game of the year, and he later won that award twice, for “The Civil War” and “Ambush.” Currently he is also in the early stages of setting up a new venture, a game company centered on the iPad/iPhone and other global game platforms.