I recently taught a class on project managers. If you want to learn more about the class click here. Some of these individuals were running Project Management Offices and setting standard for major corporations. Some were new project managers and some were brushing up on their soft skills.
I was surprised when several of them came [...]

Fast Company (issue 103)
Six Jobs that won’t exist in 2016
Below is list of jobs that, according to Fast Company (issue 103) will not be available by 2016. Some of them are surprising.
The Gatekeepers – You won’t need them.
Bloggers – Pay someone to write snarky comments?
Advertising Creatives – Talented amateurs making ads for fun and posting [...]

Today, April 23 is my 30th wedding anniversary and I have been happily married for 25 of those 30 years. I am very proud that my wife and I have been able to make our relationship work for 30 years. Because of that, I want to take this time in my blog and talk a [...]

Dr. Peter Drucker
Managers can improve their performance by improving their performance of these constituent activities.There are five basic operations in the work of the manager.

Managers, in the first place, set objectives. They determine what the objectives should be. They determine what the goals in each area of objectives should be. They decide what [...]

Digital Depression Leads to Skills Amnesia
Mismanaged use of e-mail, cell phones, pagers and electronic organizers in the workplace is causing “Digital Depression” says Daniel Stamp. This is a feeling of being powerless and unable to keep pace, leading to skyrocketing stress levels and decreasing productivity. By the time we learn to use the latest software [...]

This is the last of seven artilces on the attitudes and behaviors of success – People Focus.
Studies have shown that there are seven behaviors that all successful people exhibit. These behaviors include being:

Selfish
Focused
Disciplined
Persistent
Take Ownership
Results Oriented
People Focused

People: Every successful business owner has a cadre of people who helped make [...]

Top Reasons Why Businesses Fail
Below are some interesting numbers on why businesses fail. In my coaching experience I find them to be credible. I would suggest that not having a well developed business plan isonly part of the problem The other part is not having the discipline to stick to a well developed plan. Let [...]

This is the sixth of seven articles on attitudes of success – Results
Studies have shown that there are seven behaviors that all successful people exhibit. These behaviors include being:

Selfish
Focused
Disciplined
Persistent
Take Ownership
Results Oriented
People Focused

Results: Results mean to end in a particular way. You defined your goals; the outcome you want to [...]

This is the fifth of seven articles on attitudes and behaviors of success – Ownership
Studies have shown that there are seven behaviors that all successful people exhibit. These behaviors include being:

Selfish
Focused
Disciplined
Persistent
Take Ownership
Results Oriented
People Focused

Ownership: Ownership is the state or fact of being an owner. It is taking the [...]

This is the forth of seven articles on attitudes and behaviors of success – persistence
Studies have shown that there are seven behaviors that all successful people exhibit. These behaviors include being:

Selfish
Focused
Disciplined
Persistent
Take Ownership
Results Oriented
People Focused

Persistent: Persistence can be defined as the continuance of an effect after the cause is [...]