If there is one thing I hate at work, it is being caught by surprise on one of my projects. As a Project Manager, I should not be surprised by anything that comes up in my Status Meetings. To avoid getting side-swiped by any news, I do my best to keep an eye on all aspects of my projects, at least on a high level.
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This article is about attention and focus, in your own life and the life of the teams you lead. Attention
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I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce my father to you, but I can’t. In the past three years,
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By Laura Lee Rose, author of TimePeace: Making peace with time In the last article, we see how I could
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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.
How do you transition into a consulting position or new career? Read More »
Below is Part 2 of a 3-Part article designed to help IT and database professionals stay on top of their game in an ever-changing trade. Part 1 highlighted some IT scenarios. In this part 2, we will take a closer look.
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Below is Part 1 of a 3-Part article designed to help IT and database professionals stay on top of their
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Many organizations and companies strive for good or excellent customer satisfaction ratings. While those are very good goals, they are low level steps. To leap your customer service to the superior or genius level, a different mindset it required. We need to focus on the Client Experience versus merely customer satisfaction.
What’s the difference between good customer service and a good client experience? Read More »
We’ve all heard the phrase “Live it up!” in regards to a particular event or party. But what I am suggesting here is to LIVE UP — take your life to your next higher self or level. Gracefully clear away anything or one that is slowing you down.
Many of us feel overloaded and overwhelmed with aggressive schedules and never-ending todo tasks. Often we wish for more time, or more hours in a day. What we don’t often realize is that it’s sometimes as easy as turning the hour glass upside down; emphasis on the phrase is “upside down”.
Turn the hour glass upside down to create more time….. Read More »
This series cover three methods of charting and logging your work product estimations:
Iterative charting to improve accuracy
Charting for effective communications
Charting for a streamlining process example
The Secret Behind Accurate Estimating (Part III). Read More »