Building a greenhouse can highlight critical elements of a successful project in any discipline
My wife, Karen, and I recently relocated from the Silicon Valley to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The process […]
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How do you get it over the finish line?
Today’s entry I wanted to focus on a tactical, down-in-the-trenches topic that several of my colleagues and I have bantered
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Replay with additional proactive techniques
With some additional proactive (Quadrant 2 preparation — sign up for the online coaching sessions for more information on this technique),
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Replay with Time-boxing and Parking Lot method.
Time-boxing is a method which allows you to do everything that you want to do without the above pitfall. You
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Want more time? Think inside the box.
In my GoTo Academy: Tools for the GoTo Guy and Gal continuous online coaching series, I go into Time-boxing and
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How to handle multiple and unclear job directives….
Whether we are in the corporate environment or starting our own small business, we have competing resources for our attention, skills and talents. How can we not only professionally handle these multiple and unclear job directives, but use these opportunities to propel us forward faster?
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Creating a “No Excuse Zone” around you Part 3
Below is Part 3 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 and 2 describes examples of how we inadvertently make excuses for our lack of progress in certain areas of our careers.
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Working within the System – is it keeping your project stuck?
I have seen many project managers fight the system within their organizations. They believe it is too bureaucratic, has too
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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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