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When was the last time you checked your email account? A few hours ago? Were you looking at your inbox right before you started reading this article? Stats from Business Insider reveal that over 1/3 of Americans check their email continuously throughout the day. According to AOL’s 2010 survey, 47% of people claim to be hooked on email, 25% can’t Continue Reading

Have you ever received a work email that got you so hot under the collar, you were minutes away from transforming into the Incredible Hulk? Or an email that was so confusing, you had to clarify what you were being asked to do in the first place? Well, you are NOT alone. In a survey conducted by CPP and Send mail, Continue Reading

By Carl Pritchard, PMP, PMI-RMP It’s the season of giving. As we gather with friends, family and co-workers, gifts are exchanged and the spirit of the holidays kicks in. Invariably, someone utters the phrase … Oh, you shouldn’t have! Maybe they are right. (Fear not, there’s a clear project management tie-in in a minute.) We sometimes strive to give until Continue Reading

By Kimberly Wiefling Way back in the 20th century the Gallup Organization conducted a seminal study of what set Planet Earth’s best managers apart from the rest. These managers create what they call “engaged employees.” In 1999, Marcus Buckingham first published the insights from this research in his bestselling book, First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Continue Reading

          For project managers, the art of problem solving lies in getting people together who all have their own areas of expertise and then finding the most effective and efficient way to move forward. This can be a complicated, painstaking process, and it’s often easy to lose sight of the big picture along the way. Still, Continue Reading

Did you know that the term “deadline’ hails from 19th century civil war prisons in the U.S.? It was originally used to describe a physical perimeter beyond which prisoners were not allowed to go. And if they did… they would be shot. That, dear friends may just explain our mortal terror when faced with deadlines today. To say that deadlines Continue Reading