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5 Styles of Effective Listening That Will Make You Smarter

Project Bliss

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash. You may think knowing styles of effective listening won’t mean much or matter to you. But think about this… When someone is talking to you, do you find yourself thinking of what you’re going to say next rather than really listening? Or worse, thinking of something completely unrelated, like what you’ll watch on Netflix after work?

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Do We Need ‘Agile’ Leadership?

Agile Coach

Yesterday Adriana Girdler and I presented Timeless Leadership at the Toronto Agile Tour. Our intent was to show that everything we need to know about leadership has already been invented, we just need to stop and look around once in a while instead of jumping on the next agile fad. Does anyone remember when Agile Readiness Assessments were all the rage in 2008/2009?

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How Marketers Stay Productive: Carmen Apostu of Saasler

Boost by Brightpod

This week we feature Carmen Apostu , Product Marketer at Saasler. Saasler is the easiest and most powerful tool desi.

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How To Increase Productivity During Autumn Blahs?

TimeCamp

The autumn is in their full swing. Days are getting shorter and nights colder – getting even the best of us “down” with the autumn blues. Lack of energy and lack of motivation combined with mild depression are some of the characteristics of the autumn blahs. The season can be challenging for office managers as well who not only have to deal with their employee’s recurrent sick days due to colds and flu’s but a decrease in the staff morale and productivity too.

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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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Should You Track and Report on Project Risks?

Brightwork

Tracking and reporting on risk is an essential project management activity, which you ignore at your peril! Tracking risks influences how you implement or change upcoming tasks. Check out this video, taken from our free six-part risk management training series, for more details. Step 4: Track and Report Goals The goal from this step is threefold: To monitor the status of your risk action plans, in other words, the progress towards the completion of contingency and mitigation plans.

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How to Deliver a Quality Product on a Tight Schedule and Budget

ActiveCollab

Even if you managed to create a balanced team culture where everyone is working towards the same goal, the quality of your product may still suffer. What can go wrong? What can you do to ensure that everything runs smoothly so that you can maintain your hold in a competitive market? Developing a project from a ground zero is a complex endeavor. There are hundreds of tiny decisions you need to make to keep the work top of your mind.

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Principles and conviction and blocking

Musings on Project Management

" [He] was a man with principles but no convictions; a man whose sensitive and intelligent gifts were accompanied by no positive agenda. He was. content to let others take the lead" Arthur Herman Historian. With no agenda, "He was. content to let others take the lead". I add this: only content insofar as principles are not compromised.

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How To Categorise Data in Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, How To Categorise Data in Project Management Software , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Project management software tools are great in many ways, but when it comes to finding the data that you’ve entered… Sometimes I find my files disappear into the internet. To get round this, you need a data taxonomy. What is a Taxonomy?

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5 Must-have Traits For a High-performance Team

Celoxis

From enterprises to organizations like the armed forces to sports teams, the success is always measured by the outcomes they deliver. It takes high-performance teams to deliver outcomes, not just consistently but also incrementally. Successful enterprises like GE, Apple, Google, and Amazon have the impact high-performance teams have on market leadership, customer experience, and profitability.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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17 Biotech Conferences to Attend in 2018

Appfluence

Looking to add biotech conferences to attend in 2018 to next year’s schedule? This article includes a wide variety of biotech events that will meet your interests. . In the biotech industry, attending biotech conferences, summits, and events is a great way to network with others, all while gaining an in-depth understanding of the many underlying topics in biotechnology.

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Key Questions You Need To Ask Your Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Vendor

Wrike

An Applicant Tracking System is a software application specifically designed for recruiters, talent acquisition pros, and their hiring teams to create an efficient and streamlined recruiting process. All while giving their candidates and new hires an amazing experience from the the first time they are aware of you until they walk in the door. If your organization is on the market for your first ATS, or just staying current on the latest recruiting trends, then you need to read our new “How to