The activities of your implementation project won’t always happen in the way or at the time that you plan them to. The way to counteract the difficulties that arise from these diversions from your plan lies in the way that you create and use your implementation project monitoring and control system. When created and used with care, this system will identify the project’s drifts and divergences and provide you with what you need to put your project back ‘on line’. ..more
Project Collaboration Monitoring, Control and Information
Posted by: arlene on Friday, 26th Sep, 2008
Failure by Rushing off and Change your Meetings without a Plan
Posted by: arlene on Monday, 28th Jul, 2008
How are you going to introduce the Interaction Method into your organization? You can’t go charging into a meeting tomorrow and say, “Hold it, everybody, we’re going to change the way we run our meetings!” People and organizations don’t like sudden changes. Don’t set yourself up for certain failure by rushing off and trying to change your meetings without a plan. ..more
Spend Valuable Time and Energy Participating in Meetings; why not make them more Productive and Enjoyable?
Posted by: arlene on Monday, 28th Jul, 2008
Sooner or later you’ve got to begin someplace. Why not with Your own group? Sometimes, because of organizational constraints, the only meetings you can affect are the ones in which You participate. It makes sense to test these ideas in your own back yard. There is no better place to develop your skills and gain experience. If you’re going to spend valuable time and energy participating in meetings, why not make them more productive and enjoyable? Here are eight steps you can take as manager/chairperson to introduce the Interaction Method into your meetings. ..more
Beware of the gender trap continue…
Posted by: arlene on Wednesday, 18th Jun, 2008
“Those women talk too much.”
Women are reputed to be verbose in meetings. They are said to talk too much, become emotional and not get to the point. It is vital for your career development to lay this ghost to rest.
Don’t be unnaturally timid or quiet, but learn to understand the mechanics of meetings. Recognise the different roles that people play during meetings.
Say your say in a meaningful way. By taking my meetings seriously, doing my pre-meeting homework thoroughly and devoting attention to the basics of clear communication, I take great delight in disproving this particular myth.
Master the art of meetings and your verbal comments will actually be sought after. ..more
