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By Anita Wotiz / April 7, 2009

At my last company we took pride in the amount of work we were able to accomplish with a very […]

By Anita Wotiz / April 6, 2009

I was listening to an NPR talk show segment about customer service last week. It was mainly about being on

By Jim Sloane / December 17, 2008

Oh yeah, more anecdotal data tells me silicon valley wants SO MUCH MORE for so much less!

By ArLyne Diamond / November 25, 2008

In the past, both here and in my own newsletters (Diamonds to You) I’ve written about the fact that although

By Jennifer Russell / October 21, 2008

Michael Hammer, in his initial article on re-engineering, evaluated the historic patterns of organizing work. His assertion was that in

By Loyal Mealer / October 20, 2008

One of the most useful things I have learned leading teams is that pictures are a very effective way to

By Loyal Mealer / September 25, 2008

If you are like most project managers, you wish you had a better real-time handle on the progress of your

By Loyal Mealer / September 8, 2008

I’m sure you have had a chance to write a vision or mission statement at one time or another in

The accelerated pace of globalization has made the need for virtual teams essential. The list of benefits that corporate executives

One input I received while conducting focus groups and interviews about what managers want from the PMI NorCal Symposium 2008

By Anita Wotiz / July 12, 2008

Back in the very old days (early 80’s), I was on a team (of 24, I think) that delivered a