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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/DE5AA193-BFD3-4A4B-BA46-43ECC5992839/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/rmowery/">rmowery</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.projectmanagementsource.com/2006/08/lessons_from_pr.html" title="http://www.projectmanagementsource.com/2006/08/lessons_from_pr.html">www.projectmanagementsource.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1 id='banner-header'><a href="http://www.projectmanagementsource.com/" accesskey="1">Project Management Source</a></H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H3 class='entry-header'>Lessons from Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life</H3></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Project Management (and life) Wisdom straight from the mouths of the horses – oops, I mean project managers:</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><span style="font-size: 1.2em;"><strong>Leadership</strong></span></P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>1. <em>Keep your approach friendly</em>: People are not looking to make friends at work, but refraining from<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sklender/114689384/" ><img alt="114689384_cfc52799ed" title="114689384_cfc52799ed" src="http://www.projectmanagementsource.com/images/114689384_cfc52799ed.jpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" border="0" height="150" width="200"></a> an aggressive approach towards your employees is a good idea. The whip - your - team - into - submission approach worked with the "Pyramids of Giza" project – but it is outdated now. The days when you could bully and scare the s*** out of your team are over. Be diplomatic and assertive, instead.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>2. When taking on a new project/responsibility at work, convey to your management the extent of <em>authority you need</em> in order to effectively execute your project. 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