T-Time for Success
Many wise people will advise: Slow down to speed up Pausing to be creative Take a break to stay energized
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Miscellaneous
How to quantify your acheivements
One of the more challenging aspects in any career is quantifying your achievement during your performance evaluations or job interviews. How can you most effectively and easily do this?
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How to correct a peer so they will listen
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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Avoiding Monsters: Sucker Proofing Your Relationships
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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Don’t Smoke the Newspaper
One of the best pieces of advice I can give you regarding decision-making is to stand on your own two
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Leadership Thought of the Day: RIP Steve Jobs!
The world recently lost one of the finest visionaries ever: Steve Jobs. Like many others, I feel compelled to say
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Soccer has Ruined America
Our economy is enormous and is still the envy of much of the world, despite our decaying financial condition. How
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You never know what you might learn at a conference
Equipped with a list of opportunities to leverage at each of the conferences, in addition to the information shared in the sessions and the networking opportunities with peers and experts, I was ready to uncover the hidden values of these conferences. Below I’ll share a couple of examples that you might consider adding to your list next time you attend a conference.
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The Hidden Value of Conferences and Symposiums
If all you are planning on doing at the next conference you attend is to learn something from the sessions and the exhibits, my advice would be to save your money, focus on your work, and ‘get the dvd’. As we all know, attending conferences isn’t just about the sessions, the keynote speakers, or the product demos. The values you attain from attending conferences are all in the periphery, they are about the ‘X Factors’, those that help you , your team and your company get ahead professionally.
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The Myth About Project Managers
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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Pay it Forward
I recently had the opportunity to speak to an audience of PMO leaders. The event is designed to support PMO