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Treat the Symptoms and the Cause
by Rob Zell
I recently prepped for and took the exam to receive an SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification. Much of the background called for HR professionals performing a needs analysis prior to taking action. Strategically…
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Can Project Portfolio Management
Succeed Without a Project
Management Office?
By Kathy Martucci, PMP
The answer is “NO” according to Kendall and Rollins, who co-wrote Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed.
They state:
"Without a PMO, it becomes every function for…
Succeed Without a Project
Management Office?
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Why Questions Are Avoided, and How to
Change That: Is Your Question an
Invitation, a Request or a Weapon? Part 2
by Karen Smith, MBA, PMP
In part 1 of this series we explored how the power of questions – your questions – can either make or break your career. In this article, we’ll examine why questions are not asked, and how to create a culture…
Change That: Is Your Question an
Invitation, a Request or a Weapon? Part 2
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Can We Talk? The Value of Structured
Dialogue as a Learning Strategy
by Darlene Frederick
Early in her long and fabled career, comedian Joan Rivers immortalized the phrase, “Can we talk?” as her signature gag line. The phrase served as a punctuation mark, usually to one of Rivers’ always spicy, sometimes…
Dialogue as a Learning Strategy
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The World’s Most Reliable PDA
By Bill Flury
*See reader warning at end.*
My Smartphone Gasped and Died
“Help! Send power!” I was stuck with a lot of things on my schedule and a lot of contacts to call and my phone wouldn’t let me in to see what I had to…
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The Power of Questions: Is Your Question
an Invitation, a Request or a Weapon? Part 1
by Karen Smith, MBA, PMP
The right question, asked at the right time, in the right way, to the right person … can have rippling effects on an organization. Think how different things would be for General Motors and its customers…
an Invitation, a Request or a Weapon? Part 1