If you want to learn to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX…you need to TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE BOX. Jay Abraham is a marketing guru who is especially popular in small business and entrepreneurial circles. Jay has made many millions for his clients…and himself – by thinking OUTSIDE THE BOX.
Learn How to Think “Outside the Box”
October 19th, 2011 · 7 Comments
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Team Unity, Leadership, and 9/11
September 12th, 2011 · 19 Comments
I watched the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony in New York City yesterday from my home in New Jersey, and it brought back a host of memories - big, broad, and bold…painful and heartfelt…from 10 years ago. But there was one thing that I noitced that I need to share in this post…
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Incremental Work Gets You to the Tipping Point
September 5th, 2011 · 558 Comments
Incremental work, strategically focussed over time, leads you to the tipping point where the results come like a gusher. There really is a tipping point, and here’s a quick excerpt that makes it crystal clear that linear progress and incremental improvement is an illusion.
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Mental Endurance: A Key Skill Today
August 24th, 2011 · 32 Comments
What is the key skill for top performance in the workplace today? Listen to what highly successful Wall Street Entrepreneur, Vincent Viola, said today.
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Should you work on your strengths?…or your weaknesses?
August 16th, 2011 · 142 Comments
When considering training…or just simply places to place your own efforts… Are you better off working on your strengths or your weaknesses?
The answer may surprise you!
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How are you using the Pareto Principle?
July 25th, 2011 · 948 Comments
Here’s a quick Pareto Principle List. I have been thinking about this a good bit lately…and trying to see my day to day expenditure of time and energy through this lens.
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Is being a maven, being a leader?
July 14th, 2011 · 32 Comments
Presumably as a Project Manager you see yourself, as a leader…or at least an aspiring, developing leader. But are you a "maven"?
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Are YOU Agile?
June 16th, 2011 · 1,259 Comments
Yes, I asked if YOU are agile…because I think agile project management starts with the individual…and then the team…and then the organization… Let me explain my thinking…
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How to Decide
April 12th, 2011 · 1,267 Comments
Deciding takes some muscle. Developing those muscles takes practice – and the right kind of practice. Making decisions is tough, and when I think about it, a couple of things stand out as all important to me – and one is PRIORITIZATION.
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The 85% Solution
March 10th, 2011 · 1,767 Comments
A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a colleague, and I told him that "we were getting pretty close to ready" with our upgraded and substantially overahauled web site. He replied that it’s common wisdom and good practice among some of the most successful entrepreneurs to go when you’re 85% of the way there. I know exactly what he meant…and I agree. But, as usual, in practice it depends on a number of details…leading to my project Lessons Learned.
