Project Management Articles from Leading on the Edge™

February 2008 Newsletter

 

The Shift From a Process to a Project Focus -

For project managers, being able to manage virtual teams with team members that may not have a direct reporting relationship to the project manager will continue to be more the norm than the exception in project management...
http://www.project-management-articles.com/blogs/PLNK37WYK1OCCG5GM.htm

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Politically Aware Doesn't Mean Politically Motivated -

Several years back I had a boss who fit the classic definition of being a “political animal”. While I appreciated his political awareness,  I did not respect his ability to be so easily swayed by political winds.   His decision making process lacked consistency and principle.  As result, he lacked integrity...
http://www.project-management-articles.com/blogs/PLNK1FPAUCRTYOIFD.htm

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Getting Serious About Balancing Work and Family -

If you're feeling stressed and tired you haven't achieved the primary intent of work/life balance, which is to reduce stress.   All you have done is balanced the degree of stress you have in your work life with the stress you have in your non-work life.  But at least the stress is balanced <g>... 
http://www.project-management-articles.com/blogs/PLNK1ACFCO1L1YJ0E.htm

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Eight Crucial Questions You Need to Answer to Successfully Exit a Small Business -

Planning your exit strategy doesn’t start when contemplating retirement or selling your business; it starts when you first open your doors.    If you want to avoid flushing decades of work down the tubes, this Amazon Short can help you ask and answer the right questions to ensure you exit your business on your own terms, not someone else’s. 
http://www.smallbizmadesimple.com

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Five Simple Strategies To Unify Your Project Teams -

Every experienced project manager has certainly experienced challenges in getting their teams to behave like…well, teams. But with organization and guidance you can help your project teams accomplish more and eliminate many of the setbacks and challenges that make teamwork so difficult. Get five strategies for unifying and organizing your teams...
http://www.project-management-articles.com/Articles/Project-Management-Articles-Five-Strategies-Project-Teams.htm

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Be a better planner -

The Leadership Made Simple series on Amazon.com...Get them at
http://www.project-management-books.com/leadershipmadesimple/index.htm