Gone Fishing, Part 2
Is your PMO no longer attracting fish? The other day, we talked about changing things up to attract more or […]
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Goals
Creating Organizational Effectiveness
Despite many [repeated] attempts to create it within organizations, there is no one organizational structure that fits all situations, nor
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What’s the Story
This is the first in a triad of blogs on the art of storytelling in projects. In the foreword of
Accelerating Team Performance
Knowing that all teams need to go through each stage from forming to storming before getting to norming and performing,
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The Art of Unplugging
A week ago, I returned from an amazing vacation to Alaska. I spent eight days on the Nautilus Swell, a
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Are You Keeping Track of Being Tracked?
Last week, I decided to review my professional social networks to figure out which ones to keep and which
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Still Don’t Have a Mentor?
You may have heard that you should get a mentor to help you grow in your career. Have you gotten
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Are you a goal-driver or a crank-turner?
There are two types of project managers in the profession — those who expect tools and methodology to automate their
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Manage deliverables, not tasks
One of our most basic tools for regaining control of a project that is at risk is the deliverables list
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Focus on the path to the goal, not on the hazards
I was mountain biking recently along a lovely canyon path when I rounded a curve and suddenly found myself on
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How do you transition into a consulting position or new career?
As a business coach, I recently received a question regarding “How do you transition from a corporate job into consulting or self-employment?” This is a great topic, because the answer is useful whether you are interested in starting your own business; OR moving into a totally different career path.
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