AMP up your motivation!
AMP = Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose. Now this is a power-packed acronym! These three words power the engine within us that […]
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Organizational Leadership
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
A Century of Scientific Management
Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in
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Tune and Trust Your Intuitions
As you learn about project management, one critical thing to absorb is to trust your sense about situations. This may
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Watch Out of the Corner of Your Ear
A lot goes on around me as I’m working on any project and I’ve learned is to pay attention to
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Relationship Trumps Everything
I’ve learned a lot about project management as a result of the trainings and schooling I’ve had. But one thing
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Stakeholder Management Tools
Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
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Twins – Double Your Efficiency, Double Your Fun
If I ever hear “Well – could you make a baby in one month with nine mothers?” again – I
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Effective risk management starts with experience.
We can study about risk management. We can take classes on steps for risk assessments. We can learn about using probability and impact to prioritize our hazard lists. But it’s experience that streamlines our risk assessment process. With experience we can quickly list only the relevant risks. Its experience that automatically eliminates the low probability and low impact items. The unnecessary items become invisible and therefore free time to focus on the more important items.
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