Do You Recognize The 5 Early Warning Signs of Project Failure?
Knowing when things are starting to go in the wrong direction is what separates a good PM from a great …
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How do I get things back on track on a very important project that is falling apart?
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of TimePeace: Making peace with time – and I am a business …
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Optimize career for learning or responsibility?
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project …
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How would you handle an employee resigning during a critical time period?
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project …
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Is it best practice to get valued clients a gift?
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project …
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Are there any career risks that a person should never take?
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project …
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How to get someone to do something that isn’t important to them
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. My background is in time and project management. …
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Overcoming Your First Mistake At A New Job
What advice do you have for new hires having to own up to their first big mistake on the job? Is there a professional way to apologize? What is the best way to bounce back after making a mistake?
Signs that you are a micro-manager
This client’s issue was that she continually put in over 10 hours a day in a draining work environment. Although she had desires to do other hobbies and side businesses, she was too exhausted to do anything about those other dreams. She self-diagnosed herself as having no follow-through, although at the office – she had lots of follow-through.
After hearing her story, I suggested that she was actually micromanaging her people too much. This was taking her time away from the items she really wanted to accomplish as well as zapping all her energy. Her knee-jerk reaction was that she was not a micro-manager.
How to handle a problem business partner
I’ve been having major difficulties with my business partner for a new venture we’re trying to grow. Any tips/advice for remedying the situation?
Most problems between partners occur because there isn’t a clear definition of roles, expectations and responsibilities. One person often sees themselves as the big thinker but needs someone that can follow-through on those items. The other person that is great at execution needs someone that can sit down long enough to clearly articulate the path. Neither role is sufficient for a successful business. If each one doesn’t understand what needs to be accomplished for a successful business, it will be a difficult road.
How to navigate office politics.
How can women navigate office politics while staying professional?
Regardless of whether you are male or female, the most effective way to get ahead in an office environment is to do the following:
How a small business build positive work culture.
I recently was asked for advice for small business owners on ways to build a strong, positive culture at work. Read some tips.
10 Hidden Time Wasters
We often inadvertently waste time because we don’t recognize the symptoms. Check out the video list of the video’s 10 hidden time wasters and tell me which ones were a surprise to you.
How to speed up operations and deliveries.
With clients expecting orders to be turned around faster than in the past, how can a small business speed up their operations?
Good Product Management Matters!
As a consulting CTO, I’m on the lookout for the knots in clients’ software development; untangling them has been the …
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The Importance of Taking Risks. Video Blog 7
Thinking of playing it safe in your career and your life? Don’t! Kimberly shares the importance of taking risks in …
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You can’t get your money, unless you ask for it
4 weeks after I had completed his taxes for him, I asked this friend-first-removed if he had received his refund yet. He confessed that he has the forms signed, but he has not mailed them in yet.
“Well — you know you can’t get your money, until you mail the forms in….”
It’s the same in life and work. It’s more difficult to get what you really want if you don’t explicitly ask for it and then follow-through with your plan.
Keeping an external job offer alive
It’s usually bad news when your job offer is put on hold. Sometimes the offer disappears. So what strategies can you employ to make sure you keep that offer alive even if the employer has to suspend plans for bringing you on board?