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Have You Tried Coaching?

It May Help Get That Project Manager Back on Track…

A client called me just after the holidays and said she was concerned about one of her project managers. He was fantastic at his job but she was getting increasing complaints that he was difficult to work with. I ask her in what way he […]

Let the Personality Show!

I’ve encountered a few offices where personality literally hung from the walls. In these spaces, people were free to decorate the walls with almost anything that came to mind. While the atmosphere was bizarre at first, after a while, you began to get the sense that people weren’t just free to decorate – they were […]

Want To Be Valued as a Project Manager?

Learn How to Communicate with the Executives

So many project managers tell me they aren’t valued even with all the good work they do – meeting project deadlines, staying within budget, taking on the seemingly “impossible” projects and keeping a smile on their faces through it all. I say…of course not! That’s all expected of […]

10 Ways to Make the Training More Active for the Attendees

Attendees want to participate in their learning – make it easy for them!

Too often trainers don’t think about how to make the training more active, so that participants can fully engage and be part of the learning. There are many ways to make your training programs more active. And you’ll find that by doing […]

The Button Can Push Itself: Tools Mastery vs. Concept Mastery

The more people I talk to, the more puzzled I become over the persistent ways that employers squash their employees’ creativity without even realizing they are doing it. In the name of efficiency, they invest heavily in tools (usually in large, expensive software applications) and expend tremendous resources acquiring the tools, adopting processes that are […]