Although we might not always like them (especially when it feels like we are getting perilously close to them!), deadlines are a necessity to keep projects in check and on track. Of course, every project manager should start out with the desire to do the best job they can. But with a plan schedule to […]
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4 Tips to Thrive In Your Project Management Career
When talking career possibilities, it’s safe to say project management is not for the fickle-hearted. This career path is an arduous road to walk on that requires you to have a myriad skills under your belt, both hard and soft. Regardless if you’re going to tackle a multi-million project or a smaller-scale start-up project, it’s […]
10 Tips To Help You Win An Industry Award
Few businesses succeed in the long run unless they garner awards and other signs of merit which prove how excellent and unparalleled your brand really is. Nevertheless, many entrepreneurs ignore the pursuit of industry awards because they short-change their chances of winning one. In reality, you can win nearly any industry award that you set […]
The Best Way to Structure Your Work Day, According to Science
For far too long, we’ve lived with 9-5 as the default working day, despite the objection of Dolly Parton and the lack of any kind of sensible reasoning for it being that way. What a way to make a living, indeed. Happily, the digital age has brought a shift towards more flexibility and remote workers […]
How To Survive a Layoff
Whether laid-off or furloughed, a staggering amount of Americans have been left without work due to COVID-19. As of April 30, 30 million Americnas had filed an initial unemployment claim. Luckily, unemployment benefits are expanding to many who wouldn’t typically qualify during COVID-19. Today, both furlough and laid-off employees are eligible for unemployment benefits. Nontraditional […]
Unemployed? Here Are 6 Ways to Keep to Your Routine (& Sanity)
As of writing this article, a shocking 36 million American workers have filed for unemployment as a direct result of the COVID-19 virus and the subsequent shutdowns and stay-at-home orders. That number represents almost 20 percent of the entire country’s workforce – or nearly 1 in 5 people. It’s a staggering statistic, no matter how […]
How to get the best out of any online training course
Everything is changing. Day-by-day we see increasing changes in technology and also the psychology of effecting successful change management in the workplace. That’s why it is imperative to get the most out of any training course to help you move your business practices onwards and upwards. Meeting the increasing demands of customers and shareholders is […]
Stay Focused on the Moment
Whenever I stepped onto the football field, I was not consciously thinking beyond the moment. Above all, I was not thinking about winning or losing. In the rest of my football career that followed, in college and in the NFL, I never thought about winning or losing. Not against Texas on September 20, 1958, in […]
5 Easy Ways to Run a Webinar & Make Money
Webinars are one of the best ways to engage leads and generate sales online. A well-planned webinar, with a good slide deck, can convert between 10%-30% of attendees. That’s a significant conversion rate. On the other hand, a badly managed webinar will generate next to no sales and will attract only a handful of viewers. […]
Lessons from T. Boone Pickens
Whether you’re a sole proprietor or part of a multi-billion dollar business, the key to success is talking to other people. T. Boone Pickens has built companies worth billions of dollars, and suggests that if you want to work smarter, then the first step ought to be talking to other people.
