Spaces, Points and the Brain
I was speaking with a project manager the other day who complained that his boss was always telling him to
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communication
The best way to save time in the morning….
I was recently asked what is the best morning ritual to save time for busy singles and parents. How to get dressed and out the door without misplacing and redoing things. And for those with children: How to get your kids from forgetting 2,591 things back in their bedrooms. How to NOT have a
last-minute scramble for sports equipment or library books.
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It’s not what you say (Part II)
We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
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It’s not what you say….
We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
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How do you handle the “pains in the necks” on your projects?
I recently was asked “How do you handle the “pains in the neck” at the office, home and social environments.
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What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors?
What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors? And what specific steps can project managers can take to increase the accuracy of estimations?
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Learn a foreign language in between projects and on the go
Project managers work on various projects, sometimes traveling to various clients’ sites. You juggle many emails, calls, faxes and meetings
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Done or Done Done?
A common culprit behind schedule slips is adding up estimates for building subunits and not accounting for verification and integration.Â
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Non-technical?!? Who are you calling non-technical?
I tried not to sputter as the young, no-grey haired, highly-respected PhD sporting engineering manager told me my suggestion did
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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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Some sage advise for your first day at a new job.
On our first day, we typically want to “prove ourselves”. We want to show that they made a great decision in hiring us. We feel the need to jump in and be productive right away. Although our intentions are very good, in our zeal to impress, we can even go a little overboard.
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