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I had an epiphany…a moment of clarity as this was reflected back to me by my 16-year old daughter. 

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Incremental work, strategically focussed over time, leads you to the tipping point where the results come like a gusher. There really is a tipping point, and here’s a quick excerpt that makes it crystal clear that linear progress and incremental improvement is an illusion.

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Yes, I asked if YOU are agile…because I think agile project management starts with the individual…and then the team…and then the organization…  Let me explain my thinking…

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As project and program managers we need to make sure that our projects are moving forward. We need to make sure that we identify the obstacles that get in the way of progress and that we address and remove them. We need to make sure that the greater project team has the tools and resources [...]

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Whether new or experienced managers, we need to always be mindful of our delegation skills. Most important to remember is that not only can our delegation style change, but the people, tasks, and circumstances can change also. Thus, it is important to periodically ask ourselves “How are my delegation skills right now?” because the answer may have changed!

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We need to consider how clear the objective of the project scope is when we build our project teams.  For an extremely well defined project of relatively short duration, and well-defined deliverables, this could be fairly easy.  However, for a project that is less defined, which may involve some significant shifts of some sort over the [...]

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Corporate need for stream-lined, large-scale training has prompted many organizations to look to learning management systems (LMSs) and virtual teams. Virtual teams can aid companies in discovering, recruiting, and training talent.

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Although there are distinct advantages to conducting regular employee satisfaction surveys online to measuring employee satisfaction – there can also be risks. Documented here are the main advantages, considerations and the possible risks to conducting employee satisfaction surveys online.

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  NetSuite Pricing All of the technology and business contacts I regularly talk to keep telling me cloud computing. But what is it, what does it really mean for business and what are the financial and physical upsides?

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Market research is an essential element of any organization that wants to offer products or services that are focused and well targeted. Business decisions based on good market research can help minimise any risk and should pay dividends in the longer term. By making market research part and parcel of the business process and conducting [...]

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