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Job Interviewers Want to Know – “When have you been most motivated?”

Copyright (c) 2007 Carole Martin, The Interview Coach This is another one of those "soul searching" questions where your answer will depend on your background and experiences. It can really catch you off guard unless you have thought about it before th... Read >
Author: Carole Martin

Making Project Management a Fun

Having managed country, business and corporate projects all over my career after University, I had a new look to Project Management when I joined a project team in Uganda, a country in the East of Africa. This was an IT project to automate an existing ... Read >
Author: Samuel Lartey

Career Success Factors: 5 Simple Ways for a Career Boost

It's always tough to give advice on career success factors because there isn't really a set of formula you can follow that can guarantee career success. A combination of various factors in the right context and with the right character will give your care... Read >
Author: Long Yun Siang

Virtual Pain Relief For Children

Children who have the distraction of a virtual reality game while undergoing post-operative physiotherapy, report a significant decrease in their experience of pain, new research at the University of South Australia has found. In the first study of its... Read >
Author: altec015

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing

I have seen more lean implementation programmes fail because of poor management and lack of people skills than for any other reason. The introduction of Lean Manufacturing into a business which has not used these tools before can take some getting used to... Read >
Author: paulwilson.at

Stop Throwing Money Away In Your IT Department

Copyright (c) 2006 Dennis Sommer Companies continue throwing money at IT projects and accept a pathetic 30% success rate. The IT field is filled with complexity and the fast pace seems overwhelming at times, yet we as professionals should adapt to the ... Read >
Author: Dennis Sommer

Playing the Wrong Game

He was concerned with the direction a decision was leaning, Jon said on his voice mail. Could I meet him for lunch in the cafeteria before Friday's meeting to talk it through? As peer managers involved in policy implementation, our departments would be... Read >
Author: Nan Russell

How to Get Out of "Project Overwhelm"

Copyright 2006 Adele Sommers It's two weeks before the deadline. But your project is at least six weeks behind! Everyone is sweating bullets. As project leader, you're wringing your hands. A volcano of surprises has erupted since the project launched t... Read >
Author: Adele Sommers

A Lesson From "The Apprentice"

I have to admit, I was curious. When I saw previews of a new show called "The Apprentice," it made me want to at least watch the premiere to see what was going on. Immediately, I was hooked. The whole idea of candidates - from all walks of life, not just ... Read >
Author: Karon Thackston

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