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Being Positive

by Alec Satin

This morning I found myself once again taking a negative tone in a conversation. A coworker was speaking to me about the benefits of life in Australia over the United States. When I came to myself I realized that I was again spouting facts and figures about the declining US Middle Class (see here, here, or here). All these things may be true. But who likes a pontificator? I sure don’t want to be one.
Negativity as an indicator
When I catch myself holding negativity in a conversation, I’m usually feeling indignation at an injustice being done to some group of people.
This [...]

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6 Lessons on Leadership from Captain Bligh

by Alec Satin

Observing some of the actions and attitudes of the cold, hard Captain William Bligh can provide you with a measure to use against your own behavior as a project manager.

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Hey Project Manager! Beware of Fool's Gold!

by Alec Satin

Yesterday I was speaking with a good friend of mine who leads a PMO1 team of project managers and business analysts. Sharing stories together often provides much needed perspective. I came away from this conversation thinking about project managers and fool’s gold.
Fool’s Gold
Pyrite is a yellow mineral resembling gold. Inexperienced prospectors during the gold rush of the 1840s sometimes spent much of their precious time and effort focusing on this worthless “fool’s gold”. Others with more knowledge knew how to identify and pursue the true gold.
Power and the Project Manager
Experienced project managers understand the potential they bring to their project [...]

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Pleasing Stakeholders Linkfest: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask.

by Alec Satin

(Okay, perhaps not everything. And perhaps you didn’t want to know. But please keep reading – this may be of interest to you.)
Why a Stakeholder Linkfest
This past week I took part in three different conversations in which the success (and in one case failure) of a project could be related back to the relationship the project manager had with the stakeholders.
Key to your success as a project manager is your ability to understand the opportunities, desires and needs of your stakeholders. You may know this intellectually, but is it part of your day to day practice? How well do you [...]

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How to Say Goodbye When a Workmate Leaves

by Alec Satin

Saying Goodbye to Colleagues: The Great Cube Cleanout continues to touch a chord with people as evidenced by comments and email messages. That post was written from the perspective of the one leaving.
As a follow up, here are some thoughts on what to do when you stay and someone else leaves.
Don’t Lie
Some people are not all that pleasant to work with. If the person leaving is someone you don’t care for, the saying, If you can’t think of anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all is good to remember. It’s sometimes far easier to say all kinds of [...]

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