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Sick and Tired: Two Ways to Reduce Short-Term Sickness

Take a peek around your office, who’s got bags under their eyes? A recent poll revealed that lack of sleep is the biggest health concern for 42% of the population, with another 34% experiencing low-level general fatigue. Our relationship to tiredness is paradoxical, a source of shame, indicating our inability to cope; but also a …

Social Media Data Mining | Marketing Strategy

People Browsr is a 'social search engine' and a 'conversation mine'. It's 'sentiment analysis', where people, computers, or a combination of both, trawl through online comments, conversations, opinions, for information about how people are thinking and feeling about certain products.

Planning for Disasters: Oil Spills to Credit Crises

Planning for Disasters: Scenario of Oil Spill In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower One of the ironies of the recent oil spill debacle in the Gulf of Mexico is that it is the oil industry that is most often credited with devising …

The Ethical Way to Balance Safety and Costs

As BP continues to be in the spotlight, with every business practice being scrutinized, we can learn some lessons on how ethical companies balance safety and costs. Ethical Culture There is nothing inherently “ethical” about balancing safety and costs. Few programs, even government projects, can reduce safety risks down to zero. The key factor is …

Guest Blog Posting – Find Your Match

We all know how valuable guest blog posting can be, with links to your online properties, enhanced credibility as a subject matter expert (SME), and great PR all around. Cathy Stucker's BloggerLinkup.com has taken all that to new heights!

How “Disconnected Conversations” Can Kill Consulting and Collaboration

Here’s an Example of a Disconnected Conversation A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine and I were talking about a particular consulting project. We just weren’t connecting in our conversation somehow — I kept repeating my points and he kept repeating his. It felt like we were disagreeing somehow, but neither of us …

Assumptions When We Plan and Define Projects

Whenever we plan, there are unlimited opportunities for us to make assumptions (consciously or otherwise). Highly successful project managers (that rare breed?) recognise this acutely and most importantly, the potential impact that even the simplest looking assumption can have on a project. Recognising and capturing assumptions, thereby enabling us to test selected assumptions, can be …

ETHICS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

KEEPING THE WOLVES AT BAY — The Ever-Present Conundrum The recent events in the financial sector, while perhaps skirting the edges of legality, certainly highlighted the issue of the ethical dilemma often faced when increasing pressure to perform, deliver and maximize profitability butts up against moral and ethical (as well as legal) compliance. Certainly in …