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How to Spot a Lie (and Deliver Alternative Truth)

How to Spot a Lie (and Deliver Alternative Truth) lie

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Let’s face it: we live in the world of lies. We are telling lies and are being blatantly lied to every day, 24/7. That’s exactly why my initial statement may have surprised you – at first: because we are all used to lies. Not you? How about these: “Guys, I know you work hard.” “No, […]

3 Fundamental Rules of Personal Efficiency

3 Fundamental Rules of Personal Efficiency personal efficiency

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There is a phenomenon known as “induced demand.” For example, if you have a congested road network, widening highways will not ease congestion sustainably; often the congestion gets worse, because of the “induced traffic.” You may have experienced this phenomenon yourself: you have already reduced your sleep time, your TV time, your “quality family time” […]

Michael Schumacher’s Secret of Success in the Fast Lane

Michael Schumacher’s Secret of Success in the Fast Lane

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If you want to be successful, learn from people who have reached great success before you: this is more efficient than going by trial and error. And there’s always a lot to learn from a successful person.  

How to Sell Your Team on Project Management in 7 Minutes

How to Sell Your Team on Project Management in 7 Minutes

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If you are a professional project manager, you have been through this many times. You get a project to run, receive a list of specialists assigned to the project, start making your calls – and see that the team that you will have to spend a better part of your life with in the coming months […]

Improve Your Email Nonverbal Communication Skills

Improve Your Email Nonverbal Communication Skills

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Imagine entering your office in the morning, coffee in hand… You open your Outlook and among numerous unread emails you see a message from your boss that you have not seen, which reads like this: Subj: org ch Pls come see me ASA{. What was the first thought that crossed your mind?..  

What Do You Do as Project Manager?

What Do You Do as Project Manager?

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“What is the purpose of your visit to the United States of America?” The US Custom and Border Protection officer was a big guy. He asked the usual questions in a deep and hoarse voice and was sitting on a rather tall chair behind his counter, which made him look somewhat dominating if not menacing. […]

How to Keep New Year’s Resolutions Using Project Management

How to Keep New Year’s Resolutions Using Project Management

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If you are like 50% of Americans, you must have made your New Year’s resolutions recently. And if you are one of those “new-year-resolute” folks, then you could use some help right now: over 40% of new year’s resolutions do not survive past one month.  

When Ethnic Jokes Can Be Exchanged and Enjoyed

When Ethnic Jokes Can Be Exchanged and Enjoyed

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Once upon a time, well before Obama and Trump as we know them, and when pretty much everybody still smoked tobacco, I was having a lunch break with guys from the Lab and Production. And it must be noted that our frontline workforce was more diverse than the United Nations has ever been. In the […]

Humble Leaders and Other (Oxy)morons

Humble Leaders and Other (Oxy)morons

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In the summer of 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill summoned Sergeant Ward, a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross, to congratulate him on his exploits. The fearless pilot was struck dumb with awe by the experience and was unable to answer the Prime Minister’s questions. Churchill regarded the reluctant hero with some compassion. “You must […]

Project Management Master Class: the Fifth Project of Heracles

Project Management Master Class: the Fifth Project of Heracles

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Storytelling is an effective coaching technique, but it is rarely used in project management. Fortunately, the history of mankind is replete with wonderful examples of projects delivered by individuals who lived long before project management as we know it was born, so we can learn from their mistakes.