Most of us understand that building relationships with other people before you need them, or networking, is important to enhancing our career, business or finding that perfect next job. [...]

“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.”  This quote by [...]

Do the people assigned to manage projects in your organization understand what they need to do to implement your mission critical projects? Are your project managers really accountable? Do [...]

In addition to Christmas, my family also celebrates Kwanzaa. Usually, my husband and I host a Kwanzaa party every year on the Saturday after Christmas. We love bringing together [...]

How Birth Order Can Influence Your Work Relationships I’m not a credentialed psychologist, but do consider myself a keen observer of human behavior. Growing up in a family with [...]

The staff, volunteers and board members of nonprofit organizations work hard every day to serve their constituencies and achieve their missions. These organizations are doing amazing and mighty work, [...]

Many organizations have projects and programs that are strategically important and must be completed on time. These critical projects have been evaluated and planned out in detail, and yet, [...]

You could say it was a Perfect Storm that led me to the decision to leave my long and successful career as a corporate IT project manager and become [...]

Recently I pooled funds with two of my sisters and my sister-in-law to jointly invest in the stock of CERO (Cooperative Energy Recycling and Organics), a Dorchester, Mass., based [...]

In my 33 years of managing all types of projects in the health care, high tech and financial services industries, I’ve had some great and not-so-great experiences that have [...]