7 Traits of Stellar Project Managers
Here at the QuickBase Blog, many of us manage large projects on a regular basis. No doubt this is one of the more complex and stressful aspects of our jobs, so I’ve asked some of the best PMs I know …
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How to Start Thinking About Passion
Passion. If you have a job that you like reasonably well, you might not even want to go there. This is understandable. After all, passion is a vague term that is often thrown around, but in fact means different things …
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9 Survival Strategies for Road Warriors
If you’ve worked in the professional world for longer than a year or two, the magic of business travel wears off. You find that your trips away from the office involve working more hours, not less. You return, exhausted, with …
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8 Unconventional Ways to Find New Team Members
Are you relying on HR or search firms to find you new team members? If that’s not working out so well, why not take the road less traveled? These little-known strategies might work wonders for you: 1. Research and contact …
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4 Most Common Leadership Mistakes
We all make mistakes. Sadly, as leaders, our mistakes have the power to hurt other people. The good news is that we have opportunities to learn and grow from our mistakes. So I thought it would be interesting to take …
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Is Publishing Right for You?
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s recent post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to chime in. Pat’s Story Pat published his book, …
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What Type of Presenter Are You?
With South By Southwest, the annuals music, film and interactive expo on everyone’s minds, I thought it would be timely to discuss presentation skills. In the world of public speaking, there are two camps: The Organized Camp The first camp believes …
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