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Wow, I guess they’ve got a for dummies book on everything now.  Awesome.  There is also of course the 10 minute project manager book in case you find yourself dubbed project manager 10 minutes before the kick off meeting. 

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Thanks for the comments on the original post.  For a wonderful discussion on what to give at the end of the project, scroll down and see the Strappy Sundresses and Thongs as Project Thank You Gifts post below.  If you want to know about how to ask for the secret and totally forbidden appreciation you [...]

“So you knew the right thing to do, yet you failed to act. Why was that?”
“I was afraid I’d lose my job.”

I’ve had the above conversation dozens of times, and it’s always frustrated and confused me. Why would you want to keep a job which forces you to behave contrary to your beliefs? [...]

I am shocked, shocked! at silicon valley business immaturity in project management . Home of some of the greatest, innovative companies on the planet, and we cannot execute projects any better than anyone else.

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When I was a kid, I got so excited about the Easter basket, only to find the big chocolate bunny was HOLLOW inside. I just went for the jelly beans instead.
Likewise, the thing I loathed the most in MY own project work was staff with no crisis skills –those skills of coping, creative leadership, [...]