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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
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Leading on the Edge™ Report Archive
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December 1 2008 - The Truth About Getting Your Point Across...And Nothing But The Truth
November 15 2008 - Our Fallibility as Leaders...Defining a Meaningful Workplan in MS Project...ZAPP! The Lightning of Empowerment
November 1 2008 - Getting Invited Back for a Second Interview...A Complimentary Status Report Template...The Wal-Mart Effect
October 15 2008 - Managing Outsourced Relationships...Making Sense of Calendars in Microsoft Project...Surviving an Aneurysm
October 1 2008 - Diffusing Conflict Between Co-Workers...The Perfect Brainstorm: Getting The Most Out Of Brainstorming Sessions ...Go Green, Live Rich
September 15 2008 - Using Project Guides to Define Your Project in MS Project...The Top Ten Attributes of a Great Project Sponsor...Hail to the Chiefs: United States President Mischief, Morals, and Malarkey from George W. to George W.
September 1 2008 - Replacing a Project Manager Mid-Flight...30 Tips to a More Fulfilling Dinnertime with Your Family ...Healthy Living - You The Owners Manual - An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger
August 15 2008 - Putting Some Balance in the Work Life Balance Equation...How An Autistic Child Changed A Career for the Better...The Kindergarten Adventures of Amazing Grace: What in the Word is Autism?
April 2008 - Complimentary Self-Study Seminars, Webcasts, and Resources...Setting Yourself Apart From Your Colleagues...The Good and The Bad of Virtual Meetings...Smarts Minus Direction Equals Absent-Minded Professor...Small Business Made Simple Co-Author Spotlight: Bill Stride...Ebay and the Project Manager...Be a Better People Leader
March 2008 - Motivating Employees...Practical Interview Etiquette... Ten Tips to Boost Your Facilitation Skills... Freud and The Small Business Owner... Of Mice and Motivation... Be a Better Process Leader
February 2008 - The Shift From a Process to a Project Focus...Politically Aware Doesn't Mean Politically Motivated...Getting Serious About Balancing Work and Family...Eight Crucial Questions You Need to Answer to Successfully Exit a Small Business...Five Simple Strategies To Unify Your Project Teams...Be a Better Planner
