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Cheryl Alley - UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

Cheryl is a professional development coach and workshop facilitator with expertise in leadership development, effectiveness, and transition. She combines a strong technical background with her passion for partnering with individuals to ensure their success. Her past leadership and technical experience combined with her career consulting experience gives her real insight into the challenges facing today’s employee. She received her M.A. in Organizational Coaching and B.A. in Behavioral Science and Psychology from San Jose State University, holds a Certificate of Completion from the Coaches Training Institute, in San Rafael, California, and is CAPM certified (Certified Associate in Project Management). She has successfully created a portfolio career combining her skills as a coach and trainer in the areas of leadership development, executive coaching, and transition management as well as being a certified scuba instructor. Read more on her website at http://www.ncoreassociates.com.

Communication Plans – passé or avant-garde

Communication Plans – passé or avant-garde

Why don’t most of us use communication plans? I know that most project managers I talk with don’t use them. Why is that? Are we in such a hurry to jump into our projects that we assume email will work – and why not cc everyone we can think of that must want to know [...]

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Reality or Interpretation? You decide…

Reality or Interpretation?  You decide…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about communication and perception. A friend of mine has gone from team member to project leader. I’ve known this person for a decade now and it’s been a fascinating process to see how he views the team now that he’s in charge, and vice versa, how the team views [...]

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