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Often it is hard to decide to what to do first, or what to do next. In fact, in my experience, it is often easier to make such decisions on large projects than smaller projects. The Theory of Constraints is a neat concept that can help.

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If you are at all like me, achieving work/life balance is a challenge. As I think about it, there are a few key things that present the greatest obstacles – and thus provide the starting point for managing the situation.

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We never really arrive at the end of the road in our quest to become leaders. We may achieve [tag-tec]leadership[/tag-tec] status in some way but it is always a moving target. Indeed, I believe it is our own movement on a continuous basis that can enable us to maintain ourselves as a leader. One way that we can do this is by continuously evaluating our own leadership capabilities.

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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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  small business accounting software Experienced business managers will always share with you how much time the spend dealing with problems. What can go wrong generally will when you least expect it. Spotting serious problems in the most well run of businesses is often quite difficult. Business management goes hand in hand with problem resolution.

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The learning curve was “invented” many years ago. It refers to the competitive advantage derived from having learned a great deal about a product, service, market, or other competitive factors along the way. The learning curve can be a tremendous source of competitive advantage to organizations that have rode it upwards, especially when compared to those who have not yet accomplished that learning.

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There are lots of jokes about how the masons house is crumbling, painters house needs a paint job, seamstresses children’s clothes are never mended, and on and on. The questions is, “How does this play out in project management?”

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A moderately lighthearted approach to project management and leadership can be very beneficial. To get the most out of ourselves, we need to strike a balance between hard work and fun. As leaders, we need to be assured that we are facilitating the right balance work and fun for individuals on our team and for the team as a whole. On project teams, where project leaders expect the absolute best from their people, fun on the job isn’t a frivolity, but rather a necessity.

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As a project manager, you are – or should be – a leader. Assessing your own performance as a leader is an excellent practice, but doing so realistically is a challenge. Here’s how you can do it.

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Do you want to be heard? Do you want people to listen to every word you utter and believe in you? In a world wherein everyone seems to have a say in everything and say things all at the same time, it seems that getting heard by people around you is becoming more difficult than ever. This is especially true in project communciations.

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