From the category archives:

Personal Effectiveness

3 Blackberry Smartphone Tweaks

by Alec Satin

Are you enjoying your BlackBerry smartphone? I’ve had mine for a few weeks now, and find it a real pleasure to use. It’s elegant, works well as a phone and provides 24/7 online access. Here are two add-ons and one built-in feature that can save you time and increase your enjoyment of this excellent tool. 1. Install the Opera Mini Browser According to the Opera website, more than 20 million people use the Opera Mini browser on their mobile phones. You’ll like it because it is faster than the default BlackBerry browser. (Opera compresses data before downloading.) It’s also better organized, [...]

7 comments Read the full article →

Mentoring how to: Mentor and be mentored!

by Alec Satin

This month I had my first meeting with a new mentor. We met after work at the Radiance tea house in Manhattan. The location was convenient. The atmosphere was soothing, quiet and conducive to the kind of focused and relaxed conversation which marks good mentoring. I left feeling hopeful, inspired and ready to act.

Have you ever thought of working with a mentor? Here are some guidelines.

17 comments Read the full article →

Remember Everything in 2010 with Autofocus 4

by Alec Satin

[topsy_retweet_big]Thinking about New Year’s resolutions? If your personal task management system could use a little overall, read on. The free, easy to implement and easy to use AutoFocus 4 can help you stay organized in 2010.

What is Autofocus?

78 comments Read the full article →

What to learn next…it’s your big chance

by Alec Satin

A senior project manager started work in an IT Project Management Office. He had more than 15 years of experience, interviewed well and came with good references. At first everything seemed fine. Yet he appeared stressed whenever he had to join a conference line, connect to the internet messaging client (which was a requirement for work at home), or publish a project plan. It turns out that he did not know how to operate Windows XP, and was at the most basic level with MS Word.

4 comments Read the full article →

Finding Rhythm in Project Chaos

by Jason Edleman

Have you ever being managing a project and have something go horribly wrong only to have it followed by more problems one after another?

If you are an experienced PM, you most certainly have. We all have at one time or another. Now, I am not talking about your run of the mill project issues that get into the way of progress. I am talking about when all bets are off and you are in triage while trying to get everyone thinking clearly and planning on top of it all.

9 comments Read the full article →

← Previous Entries