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People Skills - Not So Important to Project Managers

May 12, 2008

Do you think people skills are important to project managers? Of course you do or you wouldn't bother reading this blog, since people skills are a major focus. So let me ask you this, why do you think that people skills are important to project... Read more...

Sad Times; The Untimely Death of Galba Bright

April 18, 2008

On Monday I was shocked to learn that fellow blogger and emotional intelligence enthusiast, Galba Bright, passed away of natural causes. Galba and I were both featured in an article in the PMI Network called, Beyond the Hype. We had been corresponding... Read more...

EQ Lessons from Shigenori to Shakespeare

April 8, 2008

My friend and fellow EQ enthusiast Shigenori Takekoshi runs a successful Project Management training company in Japan. He is teaching PMs about how to be more effective and how to leverage emotional intelligence. When Shigenori came to visit... Read more...

I’ll Give You Something To Cry About and Other Emotional BS

April 4, 2008

It's a wonder we are as emotionally healthy as we are when you consider that the primary way that most of us learned about emotions was from our parents. Some of the things our parents taught us about emotions or modeled for us were just plain wrong... Read more...

Now Available - The Emotional Intelligence Monthly Newsletter for PMs

March 18, 2008

About six months ago, I quietly launched the EQ Monthly Newsletter for Project Managers. The newsletter is published on the first of every month and contains news and tips to help project managers understand, develop, and apply their emotional intelligence. ... Read more...

Be Wary of Webinars

March 13, 2008

I found an interesting webinar on line called Using Emotional Intelligence in Professional Situations. It is a quick and informative session on emotional intelligence and may be very helpful to those of you who want to learn more about the topic. ... Read more...

A Fresh Website Look

March 11, 2008

I am excited to announce a fresh new look for my commercial website at www.ProjectAdvisorsGroup.com. The updated website is now more focused on serving the project management community with all the resources you need for soft skills and emotional... Read more...

Are you Afraid of Success?

March 8, 2008

Which of these two statements best describes you: I seek comfort and security. I like when things are stable. I like to take on projects that are similar to other work that I have done. I routinely push myself out of my comfort zone to... Read more...

Workplace Stressors - What stresses you out?

February 21, 2008

I read an article by Dan Strakal called The Top Seven Causes Of Workplace Stress And Fifteen Ways To Get Rid Of Them. I found that the list is not very complete and that one very important item is missing from the list. Here is Strakal's... Read more...

Working with Difficult People #03

February 18, 2008

How do you deal with people when they are having a meltdown? Last week, one of the members of my team named Jimmy lost it. We were in the implementation phase of a system upgrade and he was working over the weekend. I was talking to... Read more...