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When Respect Goes Missing: Turning Around a Toxic Project Environment

When Respect Goes Missing: Turning Around a Tox...

I once stepped into a critical system upgrade project where stakeholder relationships had deteriorated so severely that a previous contractor had been removed, and team morale was at an all-time...

When Respect Goes Missing: Turning Around a Tox...

I once stepped into a critical system upgrade project where stakeholder relationships had deteriorated so severely that a previous contractor had been removed, and team morale was at an all-time...

When Data Migration Goes Right: A Project Manager's Dream Experience

When Data Migration Goes Right: A Project Manag...

After countless data migrations throughout my career, I finally experienced one that was truly seamless. At an online news publication, we migrated five years of project data from an antiquated...

When Data Migration Goes Right: A Project Manag...

After countless data migrations throughout my career, I finally experienced one that was truly seamless. At an online news publication, we migrated five years of project data from an antiquated...

Rethinking Micromanagement: When It's Actually Necessary

Rethinking Micromanagement: When It's Actually ...

Here's what I want to emphasize: when micromanagement is necessary, you don't micromanage the person—you micromanage that specific initiative or that one piece of the project. It's about the work,...

Rethinking Micromanagement: When It's Actually ...

Here's what I want to emphasize: when micromanagement is necessary, you don't micromanage the person—you micromanage that specific initiative or that one piece of the project. It's about the work,...