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The “e” in Email

Alright, I’ve had it with project leaders who think that the whole job can be done from a keyboard! I […]

A couple of days ago I adamantly asserted that people working on projects sometimes know what needs to be done

In a previous post long ago I urged setting priorities even though everything SEEMS to be #1. Why don’t people

By ArLyne Diamond / March 10, 2007

Hi everyone, this is the end of my tour of duty as guest blogger. I wanted to end with some

A short while ago, our fearless leader, Kimberly, wrote about the six hats. I thought I’d add a little to

If you’ve never played in a drum circle you really owe it to yourself to find one in your local

By Kimberly Wiefling / February 27, 2007

Having been told my whole life that sometimes I can be a bit too intense, it was enormously liberating to

By Randall Englund / February 25, 2007

The payment is project failure. The investment is effective project sponsorship. Successful project managers invest in managing their sponsors: they

By Kimberly Wiefling / February 18, 2007

The most challenging aspect of being a project manager is dealing with (mostly) humans. They’re emotional, unpredictable and down right

By Paul Konasewich / January 25, 2007

Many years ago I was the manager for a large website when one day, the phone rang. On the line

By Paul Konasewich / January 23, 2007

I once worked for a semiconductor company, in a business development role. I was new to the industry and so