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Three Things to Consider When Planning a Meeting Meetings can be either a welcomed lifeline for those working on a project or a pitfall of desolation for project productivity. Consider these three things to ensure your meetings will contribute to your company's project success. |
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Is There a Sense of Urgency in Your Workplace? Anuj Magazine looks at how a sense of urgency impacts the workplace and answers two questions: What happens when a sense of urgency is lacking? How do you inculcate a sense of urgency in your workers? |
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How Office Space Affects Team Member Collaboration Steve Berczuk discusses how the physical structure of an organization can contribute to the way team members interact with each other. Physical office space plays an important organizational role, with much being written about the merits of open-space versus closed-space offices. |
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Know Your Program: Which Team Are You Managing? Some program managers whose organizations are transitioning to agile are not always clear which program team they are managing. That can be because the organization doesn’t always realize it needs more than one program team. Here, Johanna Rothman describes some program teams and when to use them. |
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Be Thankful: How to Give and Receive Appreciation at Work Thanksgiving reminds people to be thankful, but many workplaces suffer from a sincere lack of gratitude. But people who feel appreciated tend to have more positive attitudes and greater levels of motivation to continue to deserve that appreciation. Start contributing to a thankful culture at work. |
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What Does the Sport of Cycling Teach Us about Teamwork? One of the skills needed to be an effective part of a team—or to run a large corporation—is the ability to work with a diverse set of people, which is broadly an attribute of good teamwork. Of the many sources available to learn about teamwork, sports-related metaphors are often the best. |
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Five Elements for Creating a Healthy Project Culture In a healthy project culture, people work together to accomplish the goal. It doesn’t matter what approach is used—phase gate, iterative, incremental, or agile; health is key. Read on for five elements of a healthy project culture that can help set up your program, small or large, for success. |
