The distinction between project failure and business failure is slight—one can very easily lead to the other. One way to help avoid the downstream issues on any project is to ensure that sufficient project management and business analysis resources are assigned.

Hardly anybody likes to be criticized—and that includes your manager. So if your manager could benefit from some feedback, be careful. What you say could improve your relationship—or damage it.

It's not necessarily bad to be a member of the twenty percent of people who identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. Naomi Karten explains several ways how you can become a better procrastinator and tackle the work that needs to get finished.