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Managing Missed Deadlines With a Formal Reprimand

Michael Guerrero
Categories : Resource management

As a leader it’s important to meet employees who are repeatedly missing deadlines with written reprimands. The formal reprimands are an …

Tips for Ending a Lengthy Conversation in a Professional Manner

Ryan Tetzlaff
Categories : Resource management

Sometimes you need a way out of a conversation while keeping it professional. Luckily you’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find …

What Leadership Skills Are Needed to Manage a Virtual Team?

Nan Nan Liu
Categories : Resource management

Think managing virtual teams is the same as managing physical teams? Think again! When you can’t talk to team members in person, you need …

Tips on Using Confrontation as a Conflict Communication Skill

Tara Duggan
Categories : Resource management

Successfully developing the use of confrontation as a conflict communication skill involves recognizing when having a difficult conversation now …

Using Empathic Listening Skills to Improve Stakeholder Communications

Bart Gerardi
Categories : Resource management

One of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey is to “Seek first to understand, then be understood.” This is …

Would Michele Bachmann’s Style Work as a Project Manager?

Jean Scheid
Categories : Resource management

Step aside Sarah Palin—Minnesotan Michele Bachmann makes you look like, well a soccer mom with lipstick! The Tea Party 2012 presidential candidate …

Virtual Meetings versus Face to Face Meetings: Which to Choose?

Remy Boyd
Categories : Resource management

Corporations and educational institutions rely on virtual methods of communication including virtual project teams. Virtual teams offer great …

Working with Dysfunctional Teams: Advice and Solutions for the Project Manager

Remy Boyd
Categories : Resource management

Team work is often challenging, based on issues in communication, goal setting and an understanding of project outcomes. By employing sound advice for …

How to Meet and Exceed Project Leadership Requirements

Sylvia Cochran
Categories : Resource management

Leading a project team does not come natural to all managers. In fact, what participants might consider basic project leadership requirements may not …

Brainstorming in Groups: Why It Only Works for Gregory House, MD

Jean Scheid
Categories : Resource management

Collaboration is a needed element in project management and often includes group brainstorming, but do ideas get killed or flushed? Or do people …