3rd Degree Burns on 95% of the Body
One of the biggest mistakes I made as a novice project manager was burning bridges that I would later need […]
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Self-induced Insanity
More self-inflicted project wounds . . . Some project managers seem to think that projects should proceed in a sensible
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Don’t Put Your “I” Out!
Project managers can’t afford to be overly timid or self-effacing. They must be self-assured and determined in order to be
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Self-inflicted Project Wounds
There is a group of forensic chemists who gather periodically for something called “The Bite-mark Breakfast”, where they are treated
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“Do you have a few minutes to talk?”
Imagine this: it’s Monday, and a co-worker had a rough weekend with his family. He wants to talk about it.
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The POO Code, Epilog
The “secret” code to success and advancement in any organization is to make yourself more valuable, align with organizational goals,
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Ethical and People Issues
Over the last few days this week, I described three scenarios and the difficult decisions Project Managers made in each
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Scenario #3 – No thanks, I want to do a good job here
Patal Fray was Project Manager of a very big and important project for his firm. He was very proud to
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Prejudice – pre-judge
When we think about prejudice, we think about age, sex, race, religion, etc. But what about yoru reaction and pre-judgments
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To tell or not to tell, that is the question
Hi, this is ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D. again. Here’s the second in my series of scenarios: While conducting management training for
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Convincing Purchasing that your project comes first
Hi, This is ArLyne Diamond again (www.DiamondAssociates.net) I am ths week’s guest blogger, and I think this is my third
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