http://www.ChacoCanyon.com Tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/images/life-at-work-logo.gif http://www.ChacoCanyon.com Tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. 72 141 en-us Business/Management Copyright 2010 Richard Brenner http://backend.userland.com/rss Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:46:56 EDT When you're responsible for an organizational function, and someone not reporting to you doesn't comply with policies you rightfully established, trouble looms. What role do supervisors play? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100901.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100901.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations Business/Human_Resources/Employee_Relations/Conflict_Resolution rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:30:00 EDT Catch my presentation, "The Race to the South Pole: Ten Lessons for Project Managers," on September 15, 2010, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, Ct, sponsored by the Southern New England Chapter of the Project Management Institute. On 14 December 1911, four men led by Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Thirty-five days later, Robert F. Scott and four others followed. Amundsen had won the race to the pole. Amundsen's party returned to base on 26 January 1912. Scott's party perished. As historical drama, why this happened is interesting enough, but to project managers, the story is fascinating. Lessons abound. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/workshopsseminars/race-to-pole.shtml http://www.snec-pmi.org Business/Management/Project_and_Program_Management rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT When you're responsible for an organizational function, and someone not reporting to you won't recognize your authority, or doesn't comply with policies you rightfully established, you have a hard time carrying out your responsibilities. Why does this happen? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100825.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100825.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations Business/Human_Resources/Employee_Relations/Conflict_Resolution rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:30:00 EDT Catch my presentation, "The Race to the South Pole: Ten Lessons for Project Managers," on September 14, 2010, at St.Clare's Hospital, 3400 Ministry Parkway, Weston, WI 54476, sponsored by the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Project Management Institute. On 14 December 1911, four men led by Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Thirty-five days later, Robert F. Scott and four others followed. Amundsen had won the race to the pole. Amundsen's party returned to base on 26 January 1912. Scott's party perished. As historical drama, why this happened is interesting enough, but to project managers, the story is fascinating. Lessons abound. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/workshopsseminars/race-to-pole.shtml http://www.pmi-new.org Business/Management/Project_and_Program_Management rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT When you're responsible for an organizational function, and someone not reporting to you won't recognize your authority, or doesn't comply with policies you rightfully established, you have a hard time carrying out your responsibilities. Why does this happen? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100818.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100818.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations Business/Human_Resources/Employee_Relations/Conflict_Resolution rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:30:00 EDT Catch my presentation, "The Race to the South Pole: Ten Lessons for Project Managers," on September 13, 2010, at The Wave, 2350 N Casaloma Dr., Appleton, WI 54914, sponsored by the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Project Management Institute. On 14 December 1911, four men led by Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Thirty-five days later, Robert F. Scott and four others followed. Amundsen had won the race to the pole. Amundsen's party returned to base on 26 January 1912. Scott's party perished. As historical drama, why this happened is interesting enough, but to project managers, the story is fascinating. Lessons abound. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/workshopsseminars/race-to-pole.shtml Business/Management/Project_and_Program_Management rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Many of us let others set our learning agendas -- peers, employers, or the mass media. But you can gain much both personally and professionally by setting your own learning agenda. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100811.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100811.shtml Reference/Knowledge_Management/Knowledge_Creation/Problem_Solving rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:30:00 EDT Nobody else seems to be concerned about what's going on. You are. Should you raise the issue? What are the risks? What are the risks of not raising the issue? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100804.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100804.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations Business/Human_Resources/Employee_Relations/Conflict_Resolution rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:30:00 EDT When the approach you've been using fails, how do you go about devising Plan B? Or Plan C? Here are some ways to find new approaches by examining failures. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100728.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100728.shtml Reference/Knowledge_Management/Knowledge_Creation/Problem_Solving rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT When we want people to believe us, and they don't, it just might be a result of our own actions or demeanor. How does this happen? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100721.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100721.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT Catch my presentation, "The Politics of Meetings for People Who Hate Politics," on August 3, 2010, at your phone (it's a Webinar), sponsored by the Memphis Chapter of the Project Management Institute. There's a lot more to running an effective meeting than having the right room, the right equipment, and the right people. With meetings, the whole really is more than the sum of its parts. How the parts interact with each other and with external elements is as important as the parts themselves. And those interactions are the essence of politics for meetings. This program explores techniques for leading meetings that are based on understanding political interactions, and using that knowledge effectively to meet organizational goals. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/workshopsseminars/politics-meetings.shtml http://www.pmimemphis.org Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT Words of wisdom are so often helpful that many of them have solidified into easily remembered capsules. We do tend to over-generalize them, though, and when we do, trouble follows. Here are a few of the more dangerous ones. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100714.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100714.shtml Science/Science_in_Society/Skeptical_Inquiry/Critical_Thinking rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT Ever have the feeling that you're getting nowhere? You have the sense of movement, but you're making no real progress towards the goal. How does this happen? What can you do about it? http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100707.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100707.shtml Business/Management/Project_and_Program_Management Computers/Software/Project_Management/Risk_Analysis rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT Ever since I wrote "How to Undermine Your Subordinates," I've received scads of requests for "How to Undermine Your Boss." Must be a lot of unhappy subordinates out there. Well, this one's for you. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100630.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/100630.shtml Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:30:00 EDT Links to articles from Point Lookout that touch on Personal, Team and Organizational Effectiveness. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/effective.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/effective.shtml Business/Human_Resources/Employee_Relations/Conflict_Resolution Business/Human_Resources Business/Management/Ethics Business/Human Resources/Employee Relations Business/Management/Organizational_Change Business/Management/Project_and_Program_Management Computers/Software/Project_Management/Risk_Analysis Science/Social_Sciences/Communication/Rhetoric/ Business/Management/Communication_Skills Computers/Internet/E-mail Computers/Internet/Etiquette/E-mail Reference/Knowledge_Management/Knowledge_Creation/Problem_Solving Science/Science_in_Society/Skeptical_Inquiry/Critical_Thinking rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) Life at Work: People, Projects, Politics and Pressure Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:30:00 EDT