Let’s have a look at how GREAT Gantt charts are, as well as involving your team. If you involve your team, and you have Gantt, then 95% of your project […]
Two things which fix every project management problem (almost) Read More »
On the battlefield they have a quick look at the casualties, and priorities the most urgent ones. The less urgent ones have to wait, which is not great for them,
Triage – a fast queue and a slow queue. Take the blockers out! Read More »
Time Management needs a process. Yes we know about “urgent not being the same as important”, and “we need to control interruptions”, and reduce procrastination, and have a jobs to
Do you want to learn about Project Management, or get a Qualification in it? (and not just a certificate of attendance, saying you have viewed the videos, but a qualification
Project Management Courses from IPM – The Institute of Project Management Read More »
I think employment is increasingly a bit of a lottery, and being made redundant is just a random thing that happens to lots of people, often unfairly. You’ve just got to hope (or
Click on the link to use the amazing Thomson-Croft BidVantage 3000 Pro …or “Thofty” for short it will optimise your opening offer and your subsequent offers to get you the
I got this from an excellent book called Managing Up by Melody Wilding: There’s a whole chapter on how to ask for a raise, and I really like it. Here
Need help asking for a raise? Pay-rise help here: Read More »
I get asked this quite a lot, and I always say no. The integrity of this blog is important to me – I write every post myself, and I believe
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How about setting yourself the challenge of being able to identify ten constellations? That’s probably half of the sky covered! Here are my top ten – you can do it!
So much thinking is black and white (in business as well as in politics). “Good guys” vs “bad guys”, good things and bad things. “Which side are you on?” But for many
If I had a wikipedia page (I wish!) then this is what I would like to see on it: Chris Croft Chris Croft (born February 12, 1960) is a British
If I see any of these in a message I immediately bin it. At the very least, even if I read it, I am on maximum suspicion. so – maybe
GREAT 10. Someone gets knocked down but gets back up again – and ends up winning it on a knockout. 9. Tough fight and one person gets knocked out towards
What can you do about people who you just can’t get hold of, and who never reply to your messages. Start with the soft approach: If none of that works,
In some ways it’s good – high quality work is important, and in fact anything important should be done well, perhaps as well as you possibly can do it. But things
This could either be for an increase in your current job, or when negotiating at the start of a new job: at the job interview (while you still have walk
Definitive list of tradeables when negotiating salary Read More »
