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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Compromising often leaves both sides wanting
Compromising is a lose/lose proposition, because it often leaves both sides wanting. Another phrase I hear often and somewhat disagree with is: The key to my success is treating people the way I want to be treated.
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Prototype your way to Real
When project managing for innovation and change, three important steps are getting great inspiration, having an effective idea generation session, and then moving your ideas forward with prototyping. Consider your personal and organizational prototyping practices: do you prototype across a wide range of levels, from rough to real? Do you prototype both your tangible and intangible concepts, as you might for service design and organizational change? Take a look at the following post to imagine your path this year on what and how to prototype – for yourself or across your company.
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Effective meeting management skills are not only for the board room
Effective meeting management skills are not just for the board room. Everyone could benefit from these useful tips. Check out
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Diversity and Multi-Generations on Project Teams – Unifying or Divisive Forces?
One of the reasons I got into Project Management in the first place is that I’ve always been interested in
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Getting Teams Unstuck
B. W. Tuckman discovered that teams go through development stages beginning with the forming stage and ending with the adjourning
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Resolving Disagreements in Virtual Teams
One of the more difficult team dynamics project managers must face from time-to-time is conflict. The ‘conflict’ can be project-related
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What’s the REAL issue?
Here’s another question about “Stepping into Emotional Pressure.” Q. In your story, you never mentioned specifics on the issues that
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An ultimatum?
The following question came from a thoughtful viewer of the “Stepping into Emotional Pressure” video: Q. Alright, so you got
Alignment
Don was surprised. He seemed to be expecting me to say something different. My guess is that he thought I’d
Getting results through power
One of my issues with the PM Network magazine distributed by the Project Management Institute to all its members is
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