How To Diagnose And Treat a Project Manager’s Biggest Fear
PM Panic. If you’re a project manager, surely you’ve experienced this. It’s a very real diagnosis (I should know, I watched ER for years). Early symptoms of PM Panic include heightened blood...
View ArticleMotivational Quotes for Project Managers
Sadly, our week of motivational quotes is coming to an end. And, just as each time Shark Week ends, I’m starting to feel withdrawals and am anxiously looking forward to our next Quote Week! Over the...
View ArticleDon’t Eat Yellow Snow
“Don’t eat yellow snow.” That’s good advice. “Don’t get old. It’s a [fill in the blank].” Also good advice, though hard to achieve. That one came from my grandma. She’s a funny old lady. All...
View ArticleThe Cost of Inefficient Project Management
Have you considered the cost of poor project management on your organization? When I say “cost”, of course I mean the bottom line, but I’m also including the soft cost…people costs. As you may have...
View ArticleSo Now You’re a Project Manager? Yeah, About That…
So you’ve gotten a promotion? Yay! A pay increase? Woohoo!! A new title? Yahooo! More responsibilities? Yeah, about that… Receiving a promotion is wonderful, but there are some challenges that come...
View ArticleProject Management: Explore The Idea of Doing Nothing Sometimes
In a recent article published on The Project Management Hut site, John Simko suggested that project managers should consider doing nothing. Unfortunately he’s not suggesting that I sit around pinning...
View Article5 Common and Not So Common Meeting Blunders
Rick Gilbert, an executive coach, estimates that wasted meetings cost businesses around $3.1 million every year, when you take time spent and salaries into account. That’s a pretty tough number to...
View ArticleHow to Squash Negativity at Work
Earlier this week I read Kathy Irish’s blog about annoying employee behaviors, and it inspired me to add one of my own pet peeves to the list – negativity in the workplace. It’s exhausting! Even when...
View ArticleLetting Triviality Wreak Havoc on a Project at Work
We already discussed earlier this week that over 80% of workplace distractions are trivial matters, at best. But what exactly constitutes a trivial matter? And when do you step in to mention that a...
View ArticleIt’s Our Birthday, and We Got You a Little Something
Happy 9th birthday to us! The staff & talent at ej4 are celebrating nine years of innovation in the eLearning industry. And while it’s our birthday, we got you a little something. For the entire...
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