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Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of existing project managers and project support personnel Develop a basic project managem...

Albert Einstein said "A clever person solves a problem; a wise person avoids it". After reading this quote, it reminded me that pr...

Dogma is living with the results of other people's thinking. Be careful when allowing the opinions of others to smother your inner voice...

  People and Life People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel....

Listening is hard because it involves keeping your ego constrained long enough to consider what is being said before formulating your respon...

It has been said “ You only live as long as the last person that remembers you”. In Project Management it has been said that “You are only a...

  Three action steps when working with others, per Ajayi Jones 1.  Be:  Write down what’s important to you, and what’s worth fighting for.  ...

It has been said that variety is the spice of life.     We can fear variety (change) because of its unknown impact be it physical, emotional...

Nobody should be embarrassed for not being familiar with the Sunning-Kruger effect, the cognitive bias in which the more incompetent or igno...

From dictionary.com - The primary difference between the two words is that  wisdom  involves a healthy dose of perspective and the ability t...

"A great piece of art is composed not just of what is in the final piece, but equally important, what is not.  It is the discipline to ...

Florida Power and Light management came up with the list below of the ten most important things they think helped them complete the  St. Lu...

"What creates trust, in the end, is the leader's manifest respect for the followers" - Jim O'Toole, Leadership Change. ...

Tell somebody you care, and how much they really mean to you. Let them know how they have changed your life If you have children, encoura...

Remove people from your team that don’t ask questions, don’t talk with other team members, won’t provide documentation, or won’t do analysi...

Try this template out and make changes based on your needs.  This was used by a government organization, but can be easily modified for use...

Stuff I recommend... A personal project this time, upgrading my two channel audio system. The Classé integrated amplifier has a ton of ...

The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake" The five most important words: "You did a good job." ...

Click here for a template I made years ago for an Operations and Maintenance Team

Click here for Slide Deck  located on Google Drive Feedback is appreciated!

I have been burned more times than I can count by bad estimates. What can a project manager do to help ensure the accuracy of estimates?  ...

If you are an "experienced" project manager and haven't had a few project failures, in my mind, you aren't a very good pr...

Ever had a project that begins with strong executive/senior management support and over time that support fades? The symptoms of executiv...

Tom Peter's Wisdom! You  take care of the people. The  people  take care of the service. The  service  takes care of the customer. ...

The Top 27: Twenty-seven Practical Ideas That Will Transform Every Organization 1. Learn to thrive in unstable times—our lot (and our op...