You Never Forget How to Ride a Bike: Crossing
Generational Lines in Training and Development
By Rob Zell:
In too many classrooms, in too many organizations, training is failing. It is failing to focus on changing behavior and failing to engage workers in the joy of learning. Not just learning for the sake of knowledge; do that on…
Generational Lines in Training and Development
E-Mail Pet Peeves
By Vicki Wrona, PMP:
We all have pet peeves — those things that others (or possibly you) do that drive you crazy. I’ll start with some of mine with regard to emails. I am not disclosing this to rant, but instead in an attempt for all…
Issues are Like Snow Banks – They Don’t Melt
By Vicki Wrona, PMP:
It’s that time of year. The sun is coming out, we are now entering spring and many parts of the world which have experienced heavy snow storms this winter are starting to unthaw. Have you ever noticed how in the spring,…
Point-Counterpoint: The Technical
vs the Non-Technical
Project Manager
By Kathy Martucci, PMP:
In this world of complex information technology projects, is a non-technical project manager as effective or as successful as a technical project manager? Is the project manager required to have a technical background…
vs the Non-Technical
Project Manager
What Do You Do When You Don’t Get a Response?
By Vicki Wrona, PMP:
Have you ever had someone who just wouldn’t respond to your messages, no matter how much you tried to reach them? There are a myriad of reasons why this occurs. Regardless of that, how do you interpret the silence?…
Lessons Learned for Leaders – Follow Domino’s (and Others)
By Vicki Wrona, PMP:
There are several good examples of large and medium company leadership recognizing the value of learning from their mistakes, including Domino’s and Goodman Networks. If it works for the leaders of companies, why not…