How To Be An Effective Project Sponsor

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The Project Sponsor is critical to the success of a project. Often Project Managers do not have formal authority within an organization nor do they have direct control over resources that may work on the project team. Read on to learn more about how to be an effective Project Sponsor.

Just Read: The Checklist Manifesto

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Developing effective checklists helps to identify what’s both critical and routine, where in your process those checks need to be made, and helps disparate or new teams to come together quickly and efficiently. And there’s strong evidence to show how effective they can be. Read more about this book…

Long live Tommy

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Start at the end to get to the beginning. Tommy left a lasting impression and made people’s lives better. What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you happy with your current job? Are you loyal to your job or to your profession? Are you producing the work or the results that you want to? Read on to learn more…

Recommended Reading

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The Reading page has a list of books that I’ve read recently and/or recommend reading. The recommendations are grouped, you can skip to a section you’re interested in

Citrus For Your Next Difficult Negotiation?

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According to research in the journal Psychological Science, smells associated with “clean” like citrus may make people more agreeable and generous. Working with a difficult customer or on some challenging negotiations? See what happens when there is a bowl of citrus fruit in the room. Hard to do with conference calls, although you could always [...]