Tune and Trust Your Intuitions
As you learn about project management, one critical thing to absorb is to trust your sense about situations. This may […]
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1-1 Leadership
Relationship Trumps Everything
I’ve learned a lot about project management as a result of the trainings and schooling I’ve had. But one thing
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Stakeholder Management Tools
Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
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How does one carefully maintain the balance between effective communication and time management?
The rule of thumb is that the answer to most questions starting with “should everything be” is “NO”.
It’s the same with this question.
Effective communication IS time management. It isn’t a trade-off, such as this question seems to imply. Consider how much time you waste through misinterpretation, vague directions, mistakes and hurt feelings when you are not communicating clearly?
There’s much more to this than meets the eye, but here are five of six tips to effective communication AND time management?
Perfecting versus perfection.
We’ve all heard the groan: “We have an aggressive schedule to meet.” The fact is, it’s not the “schedule” timeline that is aggressive; rather, it’s what we choose to fit into it. Adopting an attitude of progress refinement (perfecting over perfection) with the confidence percentage strategy helps reduce this tension between promised and actually delivered tasks.
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When are ultimatums appropriate?
Whether we are in the office or in a relationship, there are times when we hit a roadblock or impasse. So, when are ultimatums appropriate?
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Bully Reaction
Extraordinary leaders can, at times, exhibit bully-like behavior. Sometimes they can slip into and out of that behavioral mode unknowingly,
Bully by Experience
Bullies both scare and fascinate me. Observing both the child bully and the adult bully, it is interesting to see
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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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Confront the Brutal Facts
Scrappy Project Management Mindset Series – Part 3 of 4. If you’re going to lead projects to success you’ve gotta
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You’re Emotional, Too
Are you emotional? If you are reading this you probably are. Are you *too* emotional? That depends. This statement infers
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