“Netiquette” is network etiquette: The do’s and don’ts of online communication. While Netiquette covers both formal (professional) and the informal rules for communicating on line, we’ll focus on the formal communication rules in this post. Writing can be divided into…
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Don’t be Scared to Make a Presentation
You’re about to give a big presentation (or be the focal point in a meeting), and your nerves set in. You feel pressure in your chest, your breathing gets shallow, and hear your heartbeat in your head. And suddenly, it…
How does a PM get project team members to do the tasks assigned to them?
Or should I have titled this, “GET TO WORK!” This is an age-old question, isn’t it? And you would think that if the Project Manager (PM) did their job and was very specific as to what is expected from any…
Why should I use Facebook to find a job?
This is one of the questions I hear most often – and my response is usually to quote the latest figures on how many people use Facebook in a month. I just saw this following status update on Mark Zuckerberg’s…
Email Marketing: Target Your Customers
Email marketing is when a company or person sends a message to a group of people via email. Most commonly used for advertisements, business requests, sales or donation solicitation, any email communication is considered email marketing if it helps to build…
Keeping Your Email Inbox Better Organized
Email plays an important role in our daily lives, whether it’s personal or business. And we all get tons of emails whether we want them or not. When we use it appropriately, email is an incredibly useful communication tool. But, many…
How to Improve Your Interviewing Skills
An interview is a business transaction wherein the objective of the hiring manager (the person who has the authority to hire) is to make a selection among job candidates called in for interviews. A candidate has two challenges: first, to…
How does a PM in a PSO/PMO get the right people for the project?
“Mr. Program Manager of the Project Management Office/Professional Service Organization (PMO/PSO), I think for the new project that you have made me Project Manager (PM), Jane would be the best Business Analyst and Jack would be the best Technical Analyst…
The Effect of Micromanagement
Micromanagement is, “to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details” – Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary. In general, micromanagement has a negative meaning and implication, and is viewed unfavorably by supervised employees. Let’s discuss the issues of micromanaging employees and…
Social Networking Is Often Not Understood
Disclaimer: Social networking is not a substitute for attending social events, talking with others on the phone, or having lunch with someone. To me there is no question of the growing importance of social networking for people in transition who…