Four Project Management Issues That Can Rapidly Derail Your Project
As a project manager, your job is complex and requires a multitude of skills. The more complex the project, the more staff, vendors, stakeholders, etc., the more things that can go wrong. In fact, project management seems to operate squarely under the dictates of...
Two Secrets to Project Management Success
This could very easily be a four-word blog post, because the two secrets to effective project management are ... drumroll, please ... leadership skills and communication skills. So, now that I’ve given my secrets away right up front, I hope you’ll stay tuned for the...
5 Tips to Ensure Successful Project Management
As a distinct career, project management has only been around for the past couple of decades. And yet, Aristotle managed to define the work of a project manager beautifully more than two thousand years ago: “First, have a definite, clear practical ideal: a goal, an...
Don’t Take Internal Job Interviews for Granted – Part 2
In my last post, I discussed the challenges that job applicants face when interviewing for a different job within their same company. No matter how long you’ve been with your company, how terrific your reputation, or what you’ve achieved there ... prepare to interview...
Don’t Take Internal Job Interviews For Granted
Last week I focused on the importance of being prepared to answer the "Tell me about yourself?" question often heard during job interviews -- primarily for new hires to a new business. This time around, I want to further examine how to ace the internal job interview....
Tricky Interview Question Decoded
I recently read a great article on Forbes.com: Ten Toughest Interview Questions, Answered. According to the article, this question -- "Tell me about yourself" -- is likely to turn up at the beginning of a job interview; in other words, it’s a warm-up sort of question....
National Women’s Small Business Month & WBE
Small businesses owned by women are on the rise. As a woman running a small business, and in honor of National Women’s Small Business month (October), I wanted to take some time to celebrate just how far women have come in our modern business world. National Women's...
Influence with Competence, Clarity and Relationships
I've been talking about influencing without authority in the last couple of posts. We also discussed it in the last BRODY monthly newsletter. My "mini book" on this topic will soon be published, too -- People, Projects & Progress: Influence Without Authority....
You CAN Influence Without Authority
Why would others want to collaborate, cooperate or unite with you and your mission or project? Because of your influence! Learning to influence without any formal authority is one of the most valuable career skills you can hope to develop. It’s vital if you are asked...
Influence Without Authority
Once upon a time in American business, corporations were structured around a very strict hierarchy... This is still true to some extent, but times are changing rapidly inside U.S. businesses. The hierarchy is changing into more of a collaborative mentality. More...