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Entries from June 2009

Project Leadership and The Project Team Pact

June 17th, 2009 · 9 Comments

When we set-up a project team for a new project or if we take over an existing project, we have an opportunity and a responsiblity to create new norms and a new atmosphere in which project team members can flourish.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Twenty Top Tips to Writing Effective Surveys

June 16th, 2009 · 14 Comments

  How to create a survey using Survey Galaxy Writing surveys is easy; or is it? The truth is that creating surveys is easy but creating effective surveys is more difficult. The following twenty tips will help you write more effective surveys.

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Tags: Project Management Process

Why You Should Do Market Research

June 15th, 2009 · 727 Comments

Market research is an essential element of any organization that wants to offer products or services that are focused and well targeted. Business decisions based on good market research can help minimise any risk and should pay dividends in the longer term. By making market research part and parcel of the business process and conducting [...]

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Tags: Project Management Process

Are You More of a Manager or Leader?

June 8th, 2009 · 819 Comments

I receive weekly “Monday’s LeaderTip” from David Peck, an executive leadership coach. This week he has a survey out there that I thought was quite good, and I recommend taking it if you want to do some introspection on your current status as a leader versus manager.

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Tags: Soft Skills