A charter is a wonderful tool that keeps all the stakeholders in agreement regarding the project. Project managers are well versed with a project charter because it is a foundation piece that helps build consensus as the project kicks off and teams are developing.
Other names for project charter include “project definition” or “terms of reference”. [...]
I just signed on to work with a company that required a NDA, and they sent it to me via email for signature. The system was great, done in seconds after reading the agreement. If you have a need to send information out to people that requires signature, this little APP called EchoSign [...]
My husband and I recently signed up for a wine club membership. He claims we’ve reached the depths of yuppidom, but winery is a small vineyard producing some great wines by biodynamic means and we wanted to show our support.
I started getting periodic mailings from the marketing person, and I admit to being [...]
The Economist has an article recently detailing the risk of corporate goal setting, and I found a great quote by the Academy of Management Perspectives, in the article noting that goal setting is widely considered “a benign, over-the-counter treatment” for improving corporate performance when in fact it is “a prescription-strength medication” that should be used [...]
Probably not for you, but maybe someone you know that has the potential to be a leader, and this sounds like a heck of an opportunity.
The Advocacy/Public Affairs Committee and State Public Affairs Committee representatives want you to know about these amazing White House Internships:
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Media Affairs
President Obama Launches White House [...]
Given the Persian New Year is around the corner with its use of 7 S’s, I thought the discovery or rediscovery of The Seven S’s Framework to be serendipitous. The Seven Ss is a framework developed a few decades back for analysing organisations and looking at the various elements that make them successful. The [...]
Tired of seeing the same mistake repeated over and over? Have you identified the cause? Companies repeat mistakes because either they do not identify what went wrong (lessons learned) or they fail to implement changes so that what went wrong does not occur again.
Inc. magazine, in their March 2009 issue, had an article on [...]
I found this analysis of the NASA PowerPoints which comments on the PowerPoints used by NASA, and the possibility that they adversely influenced management decisions and led to the shuttle disaster. The author suggests that the information was buried in the slide so that Senior Management did not understand the message – interpreting the presentation [...]
The following links have information provided by the US Government on the recently passed bill. I have not yet read it all, but I appreciate the opportunity to dig into the details.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Federal website showing how the funds are being spent
Summary of the Act
Please stay informed.
When I consider the economic environment that is our reality, I cannot help thinking of the television series about the bionic man and woman, complete with the cheesy music in the background as they jump over seemingly impossible hurdles. Both overcame devastating circumstances to come out better, stronger, faster. I believe that will [...]
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