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Are You an Engaged Project Manager?

(A guest post by Robert Kelly, PMP) How well do you know the details of your project? If an executive called you up five minutes from now and asked for an update, could you give her one? Regular commenter Robert Kelly weighs in with an opinion piece about the need… Continue »

By Robert Kelly | 31 August 2010 | community,leadership,project management | avoid failure, balance, being understood, communication, consequence, discussion, judgment, leadership, management, Project and Program Management, project management, project manager | View Comments

Outsourcing is a Load of Crap

In a much earlier post, I mentioned I’d had the unique opportunity to work on outsourcing projects both from the buy side, and from the sell side. Today I want to talk a bit about that, and explain why I feel outsourcing is just an awful idea, and hurts more… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 30 August 2010 | communication,diagram,leadership,organization,project management,rant | Business, cartoon, consequence, diagram, judgment, leadership, management, organization, perception, Project and Program Management, rant, risk, risk management, strategy | View Comments

Barbara Ehrenreich: Smile or Die

I recently came across this RSA talk by political activist Barbara Ehrenreich, in which she talks about the culture of forced optimism we seem to possess. From a project management perspective, I think this is extraordinarily apropos. How many times have we heard the words, “I don’t want to hear… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 27 August 2010 | communication,leadership,project management,video | avoid failure, balance, being understood, communication, consequence, judgment, management, perception, risk, social media, stakeholder, video | View Comments

Papercut Gets a New Website

On August 11th I told you about some of the efforts I had underway to increase my presence and fill up my client list for September. I’m excited to unveil my latest attack at my website, which is meant to align with my blog and brochure. I liked the old… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 18 August 2010 | community,project management | Business, communication, Project and Program Management, small business, social media, twitter | View Comments

Where Are We Headed with Facebook in Business?

I have a question. I’ve written about the future of Facebook in project environments before, and I don’t hate the idea. But lately, I’ve been seeing so much “stuff” about Facebook that makes me wonder where we’re going. I know for sure we’re going somewhere, but I can’t see the… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 14 August 2010 | community,leadership,organization | Business, communication, consequence, discussion, human, judgment, leadership, management, risk management, social media, twitter | View Comments

“Yeah, well, you just don’t get it.”

How many times have you heard those words? (Or how many times have you spoken them?) It’s a very common phrase in the workplace, and is steeped in denial and fear. These words are meant to justify a specific course of action and are ultimately self-destructive. Project environments are particularly… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 12 August 2010 | communication,leadership,project management | avoid failure, communication, consequence, judgment, leadership, management, Project and Program Management, project manager, stakeholder, teamwork | View Comments

Making Marketing Progress

The summer months are a slow time for many businesses, and mine’s no exception this year. For the last couple months I’ve been hard at work developing a sales and marketing plan for my consulting business. My goal is to fill up my client roster in September with clients in… Continue »

By Geoff Crane | 11 August 2010 | community,project management | Business, love, Project and Program Management, social media, twitter | View Comments

No One Likes Change, But Could They?

(A guest post by Robert Kelly, PMP) We all face change on a regular basis in our organizations. It’s a difficult thing, but we have to cope. Regular commenter Robert Kelly chimes in with an original article that looks at both organizational change and project-driven change, and offers ways to… Continue »

By Robert Kelly | 10 August 2010 | community,leadership,organization,project management | avoid failure, balance, communication, consequence, John Kotter, leadership, management, Project and Program Management, project management, Project Management Institute, social media, twitter | View Comments

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Communication Bias: Message Self-Serve

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Team Building Makes Me Feel Dead Inside.

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The 5 P’s of Managing a Stubborn Stakeholder.

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Are You an Engaged Project Manager?

Outsourcing is a Load of Crap

Barbara Ehrenreich: Smile or Die

Papercut Gets a New Website

Where Are We Headed with Facebook in Business?

“Yeah, well, you just don’t get it.”

Making Marketing Progress

No One Likes Change, But Could They?

Geoff works hard: everywhere!

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My Most Important Stakeholder

My Most Important Stakeholder

Alright, Hotshot, Think You Can Multitask?

Alright, Hotshot, Think You Can Multitask?

Communication Bias: Message Self-Serve

Communication Bias: Message Self-Serve

Team Building Makes Me Feel Dead Inside.

Team Building Makes Me Feel Dead Inside.

The 5 P’s of Managing a Stubborn Stakeholder.

The 5 P’s of Managing a Stubborn Stakeholder.

Geoff works hard: everywhere!

The Papercut Archives

Shop The Mentor Room

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