Loyal Mealer

Go Ahead, Be Bold!

By Loyal Mealer / February 10, 2009

I’m sure you’ve all heard that old saying, “There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no […]

By Loyal Mealer / January 8, 2009

Every project manager worthy of the title knows why effective teamwork is critical to project success. All members of great

By Loyal Mealer / January 5, 2009

In my many years working virtually, I’ve come to realize that business relationships with virtual colleagues can be every bit

By Loyal Mealer / November 12, 2008

This may sound blasphemous to a professional project manager, but it is possible to over-plan. I have seen it happen

By Loyal Mealer / October 23, 2008

Properly managed project documentation is critical for all types and sizes of projects. After all, the project documentation is the

By Loyal Mealer / October 20, 2008

One of the most useful things I have learned leading teams is that pictures are a very effective way to

By Loyal Mealer / September 25, 2008

If you are like most project managers, you wish you had a better real-time handle on the progress of your

By Loyal Mealer / September 19, 2008

In my many years in the technology industry, I’ve spent thousands of hours in meetings, most of them as boring

By Loyal Mealer / September 18, 2008

In this final part of my series on communications in virtual teams, I will discuss the most important medium to

By Loyal Mealer / September 17, 2008

In this part of the series on optimizing virtual team communications, I’ll cover Instant Messaging, or IM as it is

By Loyal Mealer / September 16, 2008

In part one of this series I talked about the problems with speakerphones in virtual teams. In this installment, I’ll