Harnessing the Power of Conflict

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Harnessing the Power of Conflict
By Kiron D. Bondale
Few of us enjoy dealing with conflict.
But shying away from conflict doesn’t work – you’ll get mediocre results from a team who focuses more on being nice than making progress, or worse, your better team members will become disengaged and actively seek new roles.
So what are some clues […]

Leadership and Compassion – A Powerful Combination

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Leadership and Compassion – A Powerful Combination
By Manfred Gollent
Compassion is a fundamental pillar for highly effective leadership, however, it may not always enjoy the level of importance it deserves! Let’s explore some basics and the related implications…
What is compassion in practical terms?
I found an appealing explanation of the term compassion at the “Greater Good” website […]

PMP Exam Changes: What’s New

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PMP Exam Changes: What’s New
By Andrea Brockmeier
The PMP exam changes are approaching this fall. Below is a Question & Answer segment discussing these changes.
Q: Why is the PMI changing the PMP Exam?
A: In general, PMI periodically updates their certification exams as a result of two things: the Role Delineation Study (RDS) and the Examination Content […]

We Need to Let Strategy Go!

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We Need to Let Strategy Go!
By Elinor Hull
The pursuit of differentiation in business is a tricky one. Just how tricky was brought home to me when I was traveling on the motorway recently and saw a van for a company with a big advert on the slide claiming ‘innovation in pastry.’ Whilst I am sure […]

Behind Every Great Product There’s a Project Manager

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Behind Every Great Product There’s a Project Manager
By Gren Gale
Just about every product you see on sale got there by a bunch of clever people designing and building it, but with a project manager behind the scenes making sure it was managed through to delivery.
Everything from the Pyramids to the Taj Mahal went through a […]

10 Terrific Traits of Exceptional Project Managers

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10 Terrific Traits of Exceptional Project Managers
By Harry Hall
Think about the project managers you’ve worked with through the years. Which project managers would you qualify as exceptional? Which ones were unusually good?
What traits caused these individuals to be outstanding? While the list below is not an exhaustive list, here are some of the traits and […]

6 Tips on Decision Making

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6 Tips on Decision Making
By Pamela Grossman
Are You Able To Make A Decision? Being able to make a good decision quickly is essential to business success. If you’re like me and the millions of others who struggle with making the perfect decision, here are 6 tips that will help us all be more decisive.

Action is […]

Business Requirements: Documenting the Business Side of Projects

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Business Requirements: Documenting the Business Side of Projects
By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation
While many business projects are IT-related, more and more are being initiated and funded by lines of business, from marketing to finance and beyond. If you’ve ever dealt with new or conflicting requirements midway through a project—or even after the project was finished […]

Thoughts About Motivation

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Thoughts About Motivation
By Bill Scott, Global Knowledge Course Director and Instructor
I delivered a Project Management, Communications and Leadership class at our NYC training center last month. We discussed motivation and how project management was being influenced by Frederick Herzberg’s Hygiene Theory (which has little to do with hygiene). The Herzberg theory is more related to […]

What Leaders Can Learn from Grandma

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What Leaders Can Learn from Grandma
By Roy Osing
Often the best mentors come from the most unlikely places. There are strong parallels between what Grandma does, the priorities she lives by, and the skills necessary to be a great sales leader.
Here are 20 plays from Grandma’s playbook; you can decide what they mean to you.
Grandma:

Is the […]