Someone recently asked me “If I see a peer doing something wrong, how can I gently correct them so that they will change their behavior, and how can I do it without giving offense?”Unsolicited advice is a tricky business because it includes at least three faulty premises.
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Most of us associate being compassionate, nonjudgmental, and allowing the other to be and do as they please — as laying the foundation to “being taken advantage of”. It’s very natural to assume this. But, I’m suggesting, to allow the steam roller to be the steam roller – doesn’t mean to place oneself in its path.
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I was speaking with a project manager the other day who complained that his boss was always telling him to
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How might we apply the observations Richard Nisbett made in his book Geography of Thought to the project-driven workplace? Is
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Let’s get out of the dark ages and admit what we know. Project manager is a misnomer. We don’t manage
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Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in
A Century of Scientific Management Read More »
I was recently asked what is the best morning ritual to save time for busy singles and parents. How to get dressed and out the door without misplacing and redoing things. And for those with children: How to get your kids from forgetting 2,591 things back in their bedrooms. How to NOT have a
last-minute scramble for sports equipment or library books.
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We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
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We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
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I recently was asked “How do you handle the “pains in the neck” at the office, home and social environments.
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What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors? And what specific steps can project managers can take to increase the accuracy of estimations?
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