The Complete Project Manager – Sales Skills
Know that you are continuously in sales cycles throughout project life cycles. Be not a victim of lost sales or […]
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The Complete Project Manager – Political Skills
Embracing a complete project management mindset goes beyond techniques to complete projects on time, scope, and budget. Improving organizational performance
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The Complete Project Manager – Organizational Skills
A complete project manager realizes the organization is the place where all work happens and has an indelible impact on
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Most things are not what they seem
Raleigh certainly had a white Christmas this year (2010). The previous Raleigh Christmas (Dec 25th) snow was in 1947. When
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What remote managers need to know about staying on top of remote and global employees.
Last article we discussed some of the down-side to working remotely (either from home or from an off-site office). We discussed some techniques an employee can stay in the spotlight, even when they are not located in the same site as their reporting manager, cohorts or those making the salary decisions. Today, we’ll cover the challenges and solutions from the managerial position.
A primary concern for a manager is : as your team starts to grow apart in location, how do I assure the team doesn’t also “grow apart as a team”. How does one keep a cohesive workforce across both distance and time zones?
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Is working from home the fast track toward the door?
Is working from home the fast track toward the door? What remote workers need to know about staying in the
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What if We Can’t Agree?
Most of us dislike conflict and prefer to avoid it than confront it. If we don’t learn how to deal
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No need for a conductor … really!
To conduct or not …! Following on from my concept of using analogies and stories to break bad news, here
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Fresh or sour?
Can I honestly say I play Chess? In my earlier blog I introduced the concept of using stories to break
Explaining broken projects …
Unfortunately from time to time we have projects that are not the “world according to project management”? Sadly that’s not
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Project Management Unplugged: The Loneliness of the Long-distance Program Manager
Until recently, it was an article of faith with me that I could not work remotely from my teams and
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