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Qualities of a Good Project Manager
You wear so many hats in your organization, you’re starting to look like an Alice in Wonderland character. Now, a new one has been placed on your head: project manager. You may feel the urge to go mad and start hosting nonsensical tea parties.
July 14, 2020Project Management
How to Negotiate a Higher Salary
Fairness, self-worth, and overall economic benefits such as juicing the gross domestic product are other reasons why you should have the tough talks, but for now we’ll stick with the how, as in how to negotiate a higher salary.
July 10, 2020Professional Development
How Time Management Drives Process Improvement
Most organizations lose time to everything from inefficient meetings to outdated processes. But if you know how to wisely allocate your team’s time, you’ll be better prepared to meet deadlines, increase productivity, and attract top employees.
July 3, 2020Process Improvement
Teamwork: Contribute Together, Win Together
As a country, we continue to navigate the effects of the pandemic and, in more-recent events, listen to voices calling for civil justice. Both are topics of immense, historic importance and deserving of our attention.
June 30, 2020Director's Corner, Leadership and Management
How to Build and Improve Your Resilience
You can’t dramatically elevate IQ, but you can boost your grit quotient. It all adds up to this: You can learn how to build and improve your resilience and succeed in your career.
June 30, 2020Professional Development
Understanding Personality Types: Communicating Effectively in the Workplace
Understanding employees as individuals – each with unique personalities, strengths, and life experiences – is an essential leadership skill. Let’s take a closer look at how leaders can take steps toward understanding personality types and communicating effectively in the workplace.
June 23, 2020Leadership and Management
How to Become a Freelance Project Manager
Here’s why now is a great time to move into independent contract work and get in on the outsourcing boom to become a freelance project manager.
June 16, 2020Project Management
Connecting With Your People Outside of Work Roles
Not long after our office began working exclusively from home 11 weeks ago, we initiated a weekly “coffee” video chat for the purpose of connecting socially with one another. The only hard-and-fast rule of the meeting is no one is allowed to talk shop.
May 29, 2020Director's Corner, Leadership and Management
Project Management Jobs and Career Opportunities
Are you considering a career in project management, but think you’re limited to roles in tech, engineering, or construction? While those three industries have been the foundational fields for project managers, you’ll find your career options are wide open now, with challenging roles for generalists and specialists in creative, governmental, and science-based industries.
May 26, 2020Project Management
6 Ways to Improve Employee Wellness for Productivity
As a leader in your organization, you’re faced with a tough challenge. How can you maintain productivity (and profitability) when workers are chronically stressed due to COVID-19? The answer is simple: Take care of your employees’ emotional and mental well-being.
May 22, 2020Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Process Improvement, Professional Development
Productivity Tips | Does Music Help You Focus
As we struggle to maintain or improve our output, we all have urgent questions about working more efficiently in the midst of distractions and upheaval, such as “I need productivity tips: Does music help you focus?”
May 15, 2020Process Improvement, Professional Development, Project Management
5 Reasons Why You Should Offer Health Insurance for Employees
If this article had a moral, it would be that giving your employees health insurance coverage is the right thing to do and, ultimately, beneficial for all concerned parties. It’s kind of like A Christmas Carol in that Ebenezer Scrooge opening his heart was a good thing for him that ultimately saved Tiny Tim.
May 8, 2020Human Resources, Leadership and Management