What’s wrong with complexity?
Technologists love intricate mechanisms. That’s why many of us, as kids, took things apart, and some of us even put […]
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Conflict
Top 3 Office Game Changers
As a Business Process Consultant and Efficiency Coach, I am a subject matter expert in the field of Process Improvement. I work closely with the client to analyze both operational processes and financial metrics to assess project opportunities that positively impact the financial performance of the client business. In that role, I see a few misconceptions in how to make office changes (or any change for that matter). The most prevalent false premise is to “start where you are and take small steps”. That may be the resulting action – but I don’t recommend we start there.
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Clearing conflict on a team
We call too many things “teams,” just because it sounds good. A group of people is not necessarily a team
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7 Tricks to attending a conference on someone else’s dime
Professional Development Series by Laura Lee Rose www.LauraLeeRose.com Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – Corporate Exit Strategist for the
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Project Managers are Supporters
Many of the things that go wrong in projects will be wholly and completely out of your control, but can have a massive affect on your project. You will need to find a way to support your team while they work through whatever issues they may be dealing with.
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Project Managers Pave the Way
As a Project Manager, it is going to be necessary to pave the way through obstacles that come up as the project progresses. Some say that this is the main responsibility of a Project Manager, and I tend to agree. It is up to the Project Manager to ensure that obstacles are dealt with and mitigated before they affect the project team and the project itself. Generally, there are three different kinds of obstacles that projects face: Technical, Political, and Emotional.
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Weed Your Life
Here’s another personal musing promoted by what I’ve come to call the “alcoholidays”. This time of year my mind wanders
Forgiveness: Is a Workplace Grudge Holding You Back?
In my first blog post, I shared some thoughts about disappointment, one of two key human conditions that I’ve observed
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Disappointed? 5 Insightful Ways to Rise Again
Happy to be here … let me introduce myself: My name is Mildred Lynn McDonald. I hail from the bonnie
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Difficult People – not!
Difficult people. I really don’t like that term. Think back… haven’t all of us been perceived as “difficult” at least
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Dealing with Difficult People… or are they?
Recently, I had a relatively young (at this stage of my life, it seems most people are in this category)
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