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Creating a Company Culture…Deliberately

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Strategy
From http://quickbase.intuit.com 3913 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on March 10, 2014 4:00 am
“Company culture” isn’t just a buzzword: It describes the way a group of people work together. You can do a few things to encourage one that’s positive. Here’s a few I’ve learned from experience… and from listening.
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Interaction with users can help drive product decisions, but getting from conversations with users to tangible customer data can still be a big mystery. Here are three steps for getting from a casual, interview-esque conversation with a handful of target users to concrete survey results about the a Read More

The Cover Letter is Dead. Long Live LinkedIn!

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Human Resources
From http://blog.smartbear.com 3923 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on February 28, 2014 5:49 pm
Stop sweating over those overly long humble-brag letters. Employers know they’re BS. Instead, save your sweat for making a lush LinkedIn profile.
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Grassroots organizations need volunteers and the project management lessons learned from these volunteers is priceless when money isn't the motivation. Read More
Doing magic shows and mini-shows over the past two decades has taught Daniel Dern a number of important project management lessons, from planning ahead to just-in-time dependencies tracking, as well as conducting deliverable post-mortems. While you may not plan projects that involve pulling a rabbi Read More

When the Project Manager Is the Problem

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Strategy
From http://quickbase.intuit.com 3957 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on January 27, 2014 8:44 am

Project managers need to be great traffic cops, coordinators, and problem solvers. When they do their jobs right, they make everyone around them more effective. But when they’re bad — ouch. They can become the worst sort of bottleneck. Tim Walker helps you identify when it’s the project manager w Read More
Marketers are asked to rely on numbers again, this time in the form of big data, and to shun their own creative instincts. This move will lead many marketers to fail, but not for the reasons MIT's Andrew McAfee thinks they will--at least not entirely. Read More
Federal agencies are teleworking trailblazers -- and while the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 may have forced people to do something, it certainly could not compel individuals to make the program a success. Except, by any measure, it _was_, writes Alison Diana.
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Project Management Lessons from “Duck Dynasty”

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Self-Development
From http://quickbase.intuit.com 4041 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on November 2, 2013 5:37 pm
The millionaire rednecks didn’t stumble into their fortune, they earned it. Here’s how you can apply their lessons in your own family business.
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Project management tips to help your volunteer project succeed. If you can encourage people to do their best when money isn’t a factor, you’ll be great when it is. Read More
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