Mike. We've delivered our project, but now my client/sponsor wants a second project phase. How can I integrate this into my project?'



That's a question I a project manager asked me, that triggered this short...

Handling contradictions is one of the challenges of our work as project managers.



As a Project Manager, you need to be able to make decisions, even when you are uncertain about the situation. Your first...

Project Communication is too important.

So, stop using teleg
rams!
'Whoa. I'm too young to even know what they re
ally are.'
They are just an old fashioned means of

communication.


Okay, so...

The idea of Grit as a personal quality has become popular, due to the work of researcher, Angela Lee Duckworth. And especially due to her massively popular TED talk and the book she followed it up with, called......

The great Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly, said 'There’s no such thing as bad weather. Just the wrong clothes.'



[Note after recording: I subsequently learned that this is also a Norwegian proverb. Sorry

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This video explores the booming world of online gaming in China, where millions of players immerse themselves in virtual worlds every day. With the country's growing demand for personal computers and broadband, the industry is set to...

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