Quotes for Project Managers

If you want to hear new things, you’d better spend time with people who are very different from you. – Lynda Gratton Predicting the future is easy.  It’s trying to figure out what’s going on now that’s hard.  – Fritz Dressler In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get waht you negotiate. –Continue reading “Quotes for Project Managers”

How does it go up the communication chain?

In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification. And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And the darkness was upon the faces of the implementors; And they spoke unto their managers, saying: “It is a crock of cow manure, and it stinketh.“ And their manager went to the second levelContinue reading “How does it go up the communication chain?”

Know what to emphasize

PM Tips – 1 What points we emphasize make a big difference in our communications.  How do we do that? We got to know the expectation of the audience and what we want to convey.  Over emphasizing something or emphasizing meager issues may dilute the effect of conversation. We develop this skill with experience, paying attention to theContinue reading “Know what to emphasize”