Critical deadline approaching? Slow down!
When the pressure rises, our instincts tell us to ‘Work harder!’ But what if we’ve got it all wrong? These tips can help you take a more...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Use emails, text messages and other message types sparingly!
How can you avoid deluging your co-workers with messages and use the right communication tool wisely? Mara has a few tips for you....
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Are your people resisting your changes? That’s normal!
Hearing a lot of grumbling when you try to implement changes? Disappointed by the lack of recognition for your efforts? Don’t lose...
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Michèle
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Why pay for outside help?
Creating synergy between an internal team and an external consultant – a winning strategy! Your board of directors engages an external...
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Michèle
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Peer guidance – a practical tool for assimilating other people’s ideas
In theory, we all agree that two heads are better than one. Yet in practice, we sometimes struggle to take fully on board the suggestions...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Your projects, one month at a time
Once a project manager, always a project manager This post comes following a conversation with my sister where she listed everything she...
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Michèle
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Does the project manager need to be an actual manager?
Yes, but what are they managing? Last week I ran a workshop on project management with the management team of a company. Together we...
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Michèle
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A year for you
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. – Ford Project manager; what a great job! Each...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
- 2 Min
You can’t make grass grow by pulling on it!
Your higher-ups are constantly asking your team for progress reports and it’s just slowing everybody down. What can you do ? See what...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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You don’t believe in a project? Danger ahead!
Help! My boss confides me which does not interest me – or that I don’t even believe in! This is a serious issue. The success of a project...
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Michèle
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I say what I think and get it right in the face
You’re trying to be transparent about your opinions, and that keeps biting you back? Mara’s advice to nuance your communications might...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
- 1 Min
Dare to decide !
You are a leader. You are expected to make decisions and yet you are paralysed by the weight of that responsibility. Don’t worry, all is...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Projects going poorly? Ask yourself who’s at the helm – an amateur or a professional?
Managing a project is like preparing a meal. Just about anyone can get food on the table. But pulling off a five-course meal for a large...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Having problems with a project? Transparency is the key!
When is the right time to announce that there might be hurdles ahead? As early as possible! The need for additional financing for...
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Michèle Richard, PMP
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Why do meetings get such bad press?
Who hasn’t heard a colleague complain about having too many meetings or wasting time attending a conference that is pretty, or even...
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