employers should create a secure environment for the workers. Employees who fear layoffs or termination will not invest as much care or effort as they could.
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Project Management: Abraham Maslow's Workforce Motivation Wizardry - 0 views
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Sounds like Theory X at work.
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This level includes our ability to solve problems, reach moral decisions, and use our creativity.
Project Management Skills Are for Everyone - 1 views
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Who should learn project management?
I Just Want Everyone to Be Happy! - PM Hut - 0 views
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Is it really possible for zero conflict?
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Is it really possible for zero conflict?
In tight times, IT managers more likely to postpone than cancel a project - 0 views
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We were surprised to find that IT managers find that postponement is better than canceling projects,
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Canceling projects sets off warning bells. "Delaying" them lets you never do them without the sense of finality that cancelation conveys.
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A common concept in fundamental macroeconomics -- the capital projects are still out there. The needs for infrastructure are still there. We're just going to wait until the market shows us that it's a good time to actually move forward with it.
Five mistakes managers make most often | View from the Cubicle | TechRepublic.com - 0 views
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don’t take across-the-board measures to correct it just because you’re afraid of confronting that one team member
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I don't know HOW many times I see otherwise capable leaders trying to make process changes to correct a single person's statistically anomalous behavior problem. Words of absolute wisdom.
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Some of the most common management mistakes - 1. Not communicating with the team. - Almost always a problem. 2. Continually focusing on the negative. 3. Changing policy due to one person. - This is a BIGGIE. 4. Not understanding the needs and concerns of your team. 5. Never admitting you're wrong or never taking responsibility.
What's the magic project size to require PM oversight/overhead? - 0 views
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It's common to hear the all-purpose methodology nullifier from the client or salesperson, "But this is a small project!" The inside project manager hears this phrase when he tries to convince the project sponsor that a project plan, a materials list, and a written scope are necessary. The external IT service provider hears it from the salesperson when she tells him that the new engagement he's selling should include an additional 15% estimate for project manager duties.
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Steve Wilheir
Steve Wilheir is a project manager and has been for the past 20 years. As a result, he knows "a thing or two" about project management, leadership, and so forth. He writes articles to better the world of project management and to help new project managers learn to excel at their trade through ...