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Project Management Career — NGOs and Disaster-Emergency Relief

by Josh December 21, 2011 Career

An awesome question came into my email inbox the other day. This article contains important information for those of you interested in working for an NGO or similar organization, and an important case study in networking. Hello Josh, I am a human and medical science graduate with several year experience in diverse roles including Events [...]

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5 Steps To Get Better All The Time

by Josh December 15, 2011 Grab Bag

Improvement is easy. But only if it emerges over time, has buy-in from the people involved, and tracks with reality instead of the fantasy in some manager’s head. This approach comes from a long study of Lean and most recently inflences from the great book by Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. It’s simple and can [...]

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How To Commit Networking Suicide

by Josh December 7, 2011 Grab Bag

It’s happened a few times recently. Well-meaning and capable professionals are committing networking suicide in a desperate attempt to land a job. Here’s The Skinny I have received several broadcast emails where I’m among who knows how many people in the BCC line. The title is the person’s name or the type of job they [...]

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Risk Happens! Winner

by Josh December 2, 2011 Grab Bag

Congratulations to Leam Hall for winning a copy of Risk Happens! by Mike Clayton Mike will be in touch soon Leam. Congrats!

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Top Ten Reasons Why Projects Fail

by Josh November 30, 2011 Lessons Learned

Guest post by Dr. Ian Clarkson Why do projects fail? Problems can manifest from anywhere on a project but there are several elements of a project that if managed poorly could mean that the project may fail to deliver: Poor sponsorship If the people at the top are not supportive this will severely hamper or even [...]

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Thankful For You

by Josh November 24, 2011 Grab Bag

It’s Thanksgiving in the USA today. So here’s something I’m thankful for. Those of you who strive for competence, instead of just a title. Those of you who value real knowledge and wisdom, instead of a piece of paper. I know you are someone who values competence and the ability to add real value, because [...]

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