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When I moved to Chicago in 2002, I knew very few people and had time and energy to explore my new hometown. I felt ready to step outside of my comfort zone — so, I signed up for an acting class. Which was ironic, because I’d just vacated the city where everyone is an actor. […]
As projects ramp up and we all race to deliver on deadlines, often my impulse is to shift into high gear and speed up as well. But then my intuition kicks me and says hey, slow it down — knowing that in the end, it will pay off. Slow down to go faster. This is how I […]
When I started as a project manager, there were just a few project management tools available, and assets were stored on a hosted server that required FTP access. If you worked in Windows, you created your project plan in MS Project. If you were a Mac person, Merlin was its equivalent. Both were secure, robust […]
Recently, I was asked: what’s the number one tip I’d share with a project manager newly embarking on their career? I put some thought to all the areas of project management and realized there are lots of tips to share with someone new: Make sure you drive your project Stay on top of your schedule Keep a […]
Everyone on a job cherishes a fantastic project manager. They are able to balance strong, project-driven leadership with empathetic support for the team. These days, anyone can benefit by thinking like a project manager. Here are the characteristics that the best project managers possess. 1. They are natural born leaders. It doesn’t require much effort […]
Back in my early days of advertising, I was the “everything” girl at a small agency. Setting up the office, copywriting, managing production, and client services all fell into my court. I eventually brought in new business. My first client was a social acquaintance that managed a “fancy” restaurant in Hong Kong, and I’d somehow […]
The other day, I had a classic producer meltdown. As much as I pride myself on my pragmatism, this still happens every once in a while. Everything was going perfectly. The project plan was in place, the schedule was manageable, the resources were allotted, and our client and we were aligned. Then…things changed. Over the […]
In these days of social media-fueled marketing, companies should expect their employees to be active users of social media — both for themselves, and as ambassadors for the company. And, likewise, employees should now see this as an inherent job requirement. Cheryl and Mark Burgess, authors of recently published, The Social Employee: How Great Companies Make Social […]
At some point last fall, Jessica and I agreed we wanted to be a bit more healthy and not go out for take-away lunch every day. We thought making lunch at the office would be a good way to take this on. I started by bringing in stuff from my veggie box and Jess brought […]