http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/atad.shtml Ultra-short tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. Each with a link to more info. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/images/atad-logo-medium.gif http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/atad.shtml Ultra-short tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. Each with a link to more info. 144 132 en-us Business/Management Copyright (c) 2012 Richard Brenner http://backend.userland.com/rss Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051207.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051207.shtml Wednesday, 16 May, 2012: Whether we're clinging to myth or just confused, progress depends on recognizing that there's something wrong with what we believe. Usually recognition comes to us through a few courageous souls. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Wed, 16 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051130.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051130.shtml Tuesday, 15 May, 2012: The Fallacy of Positivism: if we believe we can accomplish something, we're more likely to actually accomplish it. Maybe, but some people (ab)use this notion to stifle dissent. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Tue, 15 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040421.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040421.shtml Monday, 14 May, 2012: Start testing so early that you have to build placeholders for some elements. If you never have to build a placeholder, you're probably testing too late. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Mon, 14 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040616.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040616.shtml Friday, 11 May, 2012: When you need help, ask. When a great team needs help, it asks for help. Learning how to ask for the help you need is a step on the path to greatness. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Fri, 11 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030423.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030423.shtml Thursday, 10 May, 2012: When we're aware that we don't have actual proof, but we're sure we're right, we can believe that the proof will come. We march ahead, forgetting that we don't have proof. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Thu, 10 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040204.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040204.shtml Wednesday, 9 May, 2012: Surprises are inevitable in projects. Operations and projects differ in that projects are unique and first-of-a-kind. Surprises are the essence of project work. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Wed, 09 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030917.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030917.shtml Tuesday, 8 May, 2012: When we make important decisions, we can't always tell whether we're basing those decisions on coincidences or on actual trends. Too often, we see patterns that just aren't there. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Tue, 08 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/essays/tipsforchange.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/essays/tipsforchange.shtml Monday, 7 May, 2012: Resistance isn't actually resistance to change -- it's resistance to the loss of the Old Status Quo. Resistance means that change has begun. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Mon, 07 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/070704.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/070704.shtml Friday, 4 May, 2012: When we limit what people know, by withholding or by delaying dissemination of information, especially for our own benefit, we're probably over the line. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Fri, 04 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051221.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051221.shtml Thursday, 3 May, 2012: When we find those accountable at many levels of the org chart, we're probably assigning accountability; when we find them concentrated at the bottom, chances are we're assigning blame. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Thu, 03 May 2012 04:30:00 EDT