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Like good manners and good grammar, body language is a tool for expressing your "best" self in a certain situation.

I think this FB page has a good value as I found this social media site has a huge influence and is adding users constantly. The site provides news, videos, resources, galleries, and other ways to engage with the area of PM in an easy and accurate way.

Huddle is a simple and powerful way to collaborate on content. Product features include file sharing, team collaboration, social collaboration, task management, and mobile collaboration. There are apps available for desktop and mobile devices. You can try it for free: https://www.huddle.com/huddle-prices/huddle-free-trial/?source=7_cs3.

Simple and powerful, Agilefant is the most advanced open source web based tool for agile management today, with a rapidly growing user base and a dedicated community behind it. Unlike most tools, Agilefant scales from personal todo-lists to large-scale multi-team development projects and all the way to long-term product and portfolio management needed for true organization-wide agility.

A free online project management training course with mini-lessons, PM cartoons and humor, monthly articles written by managers, practical tips, and glossary of project manager terms.

This looks like a good resource for new PMs!

This looks fantastic. I think project management is one of those things that you don't know you need until you realize you really do need it. Then, you can't live without it. Thanks for posting!

yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams. Create diagrams manually, or import your external data for analysis. Our automatic layout algorithms arrange even large data sets with just the press of a button. Great for making those WBSs and free to boot

This page of the AMA site is a great resource for refresher topics and new perspectives on management.

This is a 52 minute YouTube video from Dr. Medina on the brain rules that influence our behavior, learning, etc.

Fun and Memorable Connected Mind makes serious learning fun and memorable for everyone by radically changing computer based mind mapping and brainstorming. Do you want a mind map that is fun to draw and easy to remember? Do you want to be creative with your brainstorming but still have the underlying structure and discipline of a computer based mind map? Try out Connected Mind today. Revolutionary free hand drawing

Take free online classes from 80+ top universities and organizations. Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company partnering with Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University and others around the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. We believe in connecting people to a great education so that anyone around the world can learn without limits.

Another great source. I am eager to learn more about project management and this looks great!

Understanding and playing to peoples strengths is key. When people on a team recognize both their own and others strengths then assign tasks accordingly then the team works better and projects are completed at a high level of quality.

Projects sometimes seem to take on a life of their own. Figuring out why people react or believe is important because projects are completed by a team for groups of people. Book Quote "Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most".

The topic of leadership has appeared several times in our class discussions. This book by Daniel Goleman is a wonderful book on leadership based on his work with Emotional Intelligence. I've found it to be one that I return to to read and get grounded when struggling with my own leadership or that of others. Well worth purchasing and adding to your professional library.

Sometimes a quote conveys an idea in a very effective way. This quote captures the role of the Project Manager as a leader who is focused on supporting the success of others.

Good quote to help people remember that leaders are in some ways similar to coaches - they help others to do their best and be great.

Great quote! That's what true leaders do when they put ego aside

We talk a lot about personal productivity tools at Lifehacker, but sometimes you're not the only person who needs to get things done for a project or job to be a success. This is a review of free tools to support online collaboration. I've used several and found more to try out here!

His book helps team members to realize the importance of emotions when working with a team. I use this book in my administration class because we must always remember the human factor when working in groups to accomplish a task.

Want to learn more about Daniel Goleman's work? Try following him on linkedIn! He posted many interesting articles and blogs posts that have been very helpful in expanding my thinking about Emotional Intellegence. An interesting one he recently posted is "Be Mindful of the Emotions" you leave behind. Daniel Goleman lectures frequently to business audiences, professional groups and on college campuses. A psychologist who for many years reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times, Dr. Goleman previously was a visiting faculty member at Harvard.

Audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web. Responses are displayed in real-time on gorgeous charts in PowerPoint, Keynote, or web browser. I saw this in a professional development course I was in this summer. I think it could be a useful way to engage people in the process --- especially if you are working virtually and are on a webinar. Results show almost instantly.

That's very cool Jean. Of course, my immediate thought is to use it in the classroom. However, I could see a project manager using Poll Everywhere to poll a team for feedback.

This is a great tool to make graphic representations for projects.

warning signs: - Multiple versions of templates, forms - Different procedures but no one is sure which one to use - Procedures that are unnecessary or seem superfluous and the list goes on...

In researching effective communication for project managers, my team determined that quality communication is a critical component. We reference the book "Effective Business Communications" by Herta Murphy, Herbert Hildebrandt and Jane Thomas. This eHow article summarizes the author's "seven c's" of effective communication directly from the book. These communication skills, both oral and written, are the foundation for helping you express yourself clearly and correctly.