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The No. 1 Career Mistake Capable People Make

Republished with permission from Greg McKeown, New York Times Bestselling Author. I recently reviewed a resume for a colleague who was trying to define a clearer career strategy. She has…

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6 Toxic Behaviors That Push People Away: How To Recognize Them In Yourself and Change Them

In my line of work, I hear from hundreds of people a month, and connect with professionals in a more public, open way than ever before. Through this experience, I’ve…

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Top 11 Qualities That Make A Great Leader

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter.

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Is Project “Management”’‹ the Problem?

Some folks say that managers focus on doing things right, while leaders are focused on doing the right things.

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Which of These 5 Types of Project Managers Are You?

The outcome of a project always largely depends on the behaviour of the manager as their actions directly influences the behaviour of the employees.

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Tomorrow’s Homes: Modern Methods of Construction

The Prefabricated Home doesn't provide any answers, but it certainly asks the right questions, and they don't just relate to prefabrication and housing, they concern the profession as a whole.

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Does ‘The Image of God’ Extend to Robots, Too?

Artist Giles Walker has rebuilt the 1928 robot, which has been on display at the Science Museum since October 20 2016

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BPS World Research Highlights Challenges Facing Employers in 2017 Following Brexit

Global resourcing specialist BPS World has warned that one of the main challenges facing employers in the UK in 2017 will be the impact of Brexit on the ability to attract talent.

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A Compendium of Project Management Humour to Make You Laugh

Being able to lighten up and see the funny side might not seem important. But being able to laugh at yourself and at life is lifelong protection against depression, anxiety, and anger - all toxic emotions.

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3 Tips for Dealing with a Manipulative Project Co-Worker

According to a recent survey, roughly 90% of folks who read this post are presently working with at least one person who, mentally, would be described as a manipulator.

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Politics and Project Management, a Lesson in Leadership

Most people hate office politics, but if we want to move up the chain in an organization, we have to learn how to deal with people who have bad intentions.

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5 Indicators You've Hired the Right Project Manager

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Zero Inbox: The Power of a Fresh Start

I keep hoping that somehow the right technique, the right method or the right programme will move my inbox to zero, my desk trays to empty, and my latest to-do-list to all checked off. All in vain. Then I turn to Christianity and, to my unutterable and indescribable delight, I encounter the rare and refreshing works: "It is finished!" Are there any happier words in the universe?

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Project Graham: The Ugly Face of Road Safety

Meet Graham the only person designed to survive on our roads. Australia’s Transport Accident Commission and agency Clemenger BBDO Melbourne created a figure ‘with bodily features that could be present in humans if they had been designed to withstand today’s high-impact road traumas.

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Giddings Confirmed as Adviser on £1.3bn ‘Super Prisons’ Programme, But Would God Use Prisons to Rehabilitate?

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Super Prisons to Replace Victorian ‘Hell Holes’, But Would God Use Prisons to Rehabilitate?

Britain's old-fashioned Victorian "hell hole" jails are set to be replaced with a new generation of "super prisons" but would God have used prisons to rehabilitate?

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