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Three more team building lessons from gardening

Kiron Bondale

A few years back, I wrote an article in which I provided some gardening tips to developing good teams. I’m spending more time tending my garden these days so I decided to share a few more lessons for those wishing to cultivate a team building “green thumb” Fertilization should be regular, but situational. Grass lawns need to be fertilized at regular intervals but the composition of the fertilizer (the proportions of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) varies by season and by th

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3 Things Virtual Teams Need from a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

Scrum Teams are always dealing with complex problems, unpredictability, and change. When they are working in a virtual environment, there can be additional complexities and challenges to navigate. In this post, I will share the 3 things every Scrum Master can focus on to support their virtual teams. #1 - Virtual team members need one-on-one time. People want to feel understood, appreciated, and connected.

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How to Maintain a Positive Attitude About Work (When the World Feels Like it’s Falling Apart)

MPUG

Are you feeling a sense of exhaustion, low-grade anxiety, and burnout? You’re not alone. We’re living through tough times right now with the coronavirus pandemic—our lives and work projects have been upended, and it takes everything we’ve got to keep things afloat. Keeping a positive attitude with all of the challenges and uncertainties can be difficult.

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Answered: Your Burning Questions about the PMBOK Guide’s ITTOs

Online PM Courses

ITTOs - Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. They contain the 'How to' of the PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge. The post Answered: Your Burning Questions about the PMBOK Guide’s ITTOs appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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 Feedback: The Right Way

Project Management Essentials

Feedback is a critical and valuable management tool. For managers, it is the engine of continuous improvement. For employees, it is the gift of valuable insight. Unfortunately, many managers feel uncomfortable giving regular feedback, which deprives them of the ability to affect change. And, many employees mistake feedback as criticism and miss the message.