This is an archive of articles from our quarterly newsletter.
Remote Project Management: 101
April 2005: President, Denise Gore was a featured speaker at the Project
Management Institute. Here are some of her great tips for
managers of off-site staff. > read this commentary
"Outsourcing": Smart Business Decision or
Dirty Word?
October 2004: Outsourcing implies frightening scenarios to a lot
of us. The word itself has spawned many psuedo-synonyms. What's it mean to
your business? > read this commentary
Short Attention Effectiveness
July 2004: We all need to be more effective with our time. But who
has the time to learn when you're not effective? Oh, the vicious cycle.
> read this commentary
Trouble Working Away from the Office?
April 2004: Many of us have tried to meet a deadline while sitting
in a hotel room or at your desk at home. Yea, it can be tough.
> read this commentary
Good Communication is Good Service
October 2003: A recent survey of our customers helped us analyze
our customer service, so we're sharing our analysis. (We learned to share in
kindergarten.) > read this commentary
Vacation Time Requires Coping Techniques
July 2003: Let's put a little twist on that psychological
processing of coping. We watch often as people scramble with their
workforce.
> read this commentary
Is the Corporate Business Person "Endangered"?
April 2003: As business animals, we have to adapt to new approaches
and survive in a changing corporate structure -- have you evolved?
> read this commentary
New Year's Resolution: Save Money
January 2003: The beginning of the year makes us reflect, yet again, on
ways to trim the office budget. (Come on economy, bounce.)
> read this commentary
Teleworkers
Offer Benefits in Slow Economy
October 2002: Was teleworking just a fad during the high times of low
unemployment? Although employee perks aren't plentiful, telework is still going strong. > read this commentary
Outsourcing
Glossary
July 2002: Time to sharpen your terminology? Reviewing these definitions
from Firmbuilder.com will do just that.
> read this commentary
Time for Some Business Spring Cleaning
April 2002: Spring cleaning time is a good
time to analyze efficiency. CFO, sales
rep, project manager or IT analyst -- work patterns aren’t
always in order.
> read this commentary
Tips
to Trim Your Office Budget
February
2002: Every business is watching their costs as this year begins. Here are some ideas
intended to help curb everyday spending habits at the office.
> read this commentary
Slowing
Economy Shifts Managers Back to Outsourcing
August 2001: A strong economy and low unemployment welcomed outsourcing (Oct.
'00 article). Why is it still popular in today's economy of
downsizing? > read this commentary
On-Call
Workforce Offers Relief
April 2001: Wish the stack on your desk would just go away?
Here we discuss administrative problems and the extra burden
placed on management.
> read this commentary