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  • February 21, 2019

email me and I’ll send you a free video

These videos are part of an e-learning series that I’m making, but just for fun, if you want a sample, pick one you think would be useful and drop me an email and I’ll send you the video Four subject to choose from      Assertiveness    Time Management    Project Management    Selling Skills […]

Filed Under: Assertiveness, Project Management, Selling, Time Management Tagged With: free, Video

Selecting the best management style

Here’s an interesting diagram:   If you’re pushed for time, then you’ll have to choose from that top circle. If you’re pushed for time and still want a quality job then it’s either Tell them exactly what to do, or take a risk and Delegate. If you’re pushed for time and still want to achieve […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Managing People, Motivation Tagged With: consult, delegate, empower, leadership, leadership style, Management, management style, share, tell

There are no alternatives to Gantt charts

There are no alternatives to Gantt charts – that’s why they are still around, everywhere, after 100 years. Resistance is futile. I was sent this by a friend of mine just now… http://www.projectmanager.com/4-alternatives-to-gantt-charts.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin Interesting article, but he’s wrong of course. His first alternative to a Gantt chart is to use a spreadsheet to produce it. […]

Filed Under: Project Management

Cost reduction tips – what you need to measure

In order to reduce or just control your costs you’ll need to start with knowing what they are. This sounds easy, but actually there are certain important things that are often not measured. Here’s a practical list to help you: WHAT YOU NEED TO MEASURE MONEY A Pareto Analysis of where the money is being […]

Filed Under: Lists, Managing People Tagged With: cost reduction, costs

Negotiation tips – the pine table story

  A story which illustrates many of the key points of negotiation, including: trading, setting your limit, opening offers, fear of being laughed at, and not using round numbers.

Filed Under: Negotiation, Video Instant Guides

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