Expats, particularly Americans abroad, how do you manage your money? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 17 answers

Cat brutally savaged, has had complicated surgery, aftercare will be difficult, costly and I have know idea where to begin..... [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 31 answers

SharePoint filter: Examples of how to use SharePoint's Records Center site type for corporate document management? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 1 answers

If you look up my user history, you see a fair amount of stuff around trying to come to grips in a new job that has me sacrificing some technical skills for management skills. It's a struggle, especially with my personal demons, but I am making progress. I ran into a situation that finally clarified some things for me and allows me to ask this question. [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 16 answers

Can you point me to a good web platform for hosting a grassroots activism campaign, including supporter mailing lists and the ability to send customized emails to people in power? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 6 answers

is there a way to combine a set of Word documents into one large file without cutting and pasting? I am using Office 2007 and I have a folder of about 20 files, all of which are lists of references. I need to have them all on one document. Is there a quick or easy way of doing this?
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 3 answers

Graphic design department question: How do they manage a lot of little projects where you work? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I stay objective with an annoying/tedious/high maintenance employee? (More information inside) [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 17 answers

I'm finishing my MBA next month and am moving from my Product Management role into a newly created Program Manager position for our business unit. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there an IT Management Forum? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 9 answers

A few years ago I saw a graph/map/info chart that displayed Napoleon's 1812 March to Russia. What was interesting about the graphic was how it displayed multiple facets of informations all at once. [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 11 answers

What is the "X factor" when it comes to classroom management? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 19 answers

In the space of a busy life, full-time work, girlfriend, and misc other interests, how does one pave the way for larger projects? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 31 answers

What kind of web stats can I provide my bosses, to satisfy their hunger for "measurable stats" but avoid going down a rathole and losing focus? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 10 answers

How do you keep track of multiple projects at the same time, and get good work done on all of them? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 9 answers

Suggestions for Photo Management Software Shared Over a Network? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 1 answers

What is a good way to manage numerous medical bills and insurance EOBs? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me manage other peoples projects.... [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me better use MMC (Microsoft Management Console) for server maintenance tasks. [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 1 answers

Help me figure out my color profile woes, please! [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 6 answers

Software for keeping lists of terms and definitions organized? Help me tame the glossary monster. [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking for suggestions for books for a person new to management. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 12 answers

In the mornings, there’s no hot water in my apartment – same thing happened lest year and the year before. Management doesn’t react. Help! [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Project ManagementFilter: It's me against the alpha males! Help me bring them into the 21st century. [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 19 answers

Management has promised an all-you-can-eat barbecue if we reach 30 days with no workplace injuries (four more days to go). Is this a harmless incentive to work safely, or a subtle way to discourage reporting an injury? Is this a common practice? I work in a physically demanding, industrial environment for a Fortune 500 corporation. The most common injuries result from lifting/lowering, repetitive motions, and encounters with equipment.
posted on Dec 3, 2007 - 15 answers

Dear MeFi softwareheads of all stripes: What are your favorite online resources on project management software? I'm talking articles, essays, tips, ad infinitum. [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a "lite" contact manager for my PC? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2007 - 7 answers

Where can I find a simple tutorial on structured cabling? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2007 - 5 answers

I've just started a new job; yay me. However, this new job involves keeping track of a lot of different projects, people and tasks, and I want to do a better job of this. [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2007 - 12 answers

How much free time do you get each day?? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2007 - 43 answers

What is the best option as far as credit counseling/debt management/loan options? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 8 answers

The hourly demands of an IT Project Management job? Help me with my career planning! [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 18 answers

What is the (probably software related) job that I want called, and how can I get that job now rather than later? Obscenely lengthy explanation inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 24 answers

What are some good books and magazines related to social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and the Fourth Sector? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 4 answers

Help me micromanage my household money! What software program should I use? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 12 answers

Disk cleanup/management tool, with flagging, a la Tivo/MCE. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 0 answers

I have realized though I still love broadcast journalism I am really interested in media business management and brand management. How do I get more training in these areas? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 1 answers

What advice would you give a new civil servant/public administrator? Tell me what I need to learn! [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2007 - 5 answers

What research topic should I do if I want to impress a future job interviewer to get into technical/business consulting or even project management sometime down the track? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2007 - 8 answers

Crowd control techniques for hundreds of unruly people (teenagers in this case)? More inside... [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 16 answers

Wine inventory/management software. I'm looking for a reliable program to catalog my department's wine collection. We receive bottles from various vintners daily, so the collection is quite large. I'd love some recommendations from the mefi crowd for PC software. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm looking for an application to play music files from my external hard drive/music library. However, there's a snag. [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2007 - 12 answers

ItunesFilter: I have too much music! Help me manage my XML iTunes library! [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 16 answers

I'll be starting a new job soon as director of a branch office, and I'm looking for suggestions on how to make the best first impression. [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - 10 answers

What do you do when you learn that the job you were just hired for (three months ago) is significantly undervalued? [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 11 answers

Two-parter for the hard-core Blackberry Guru (BB Pearl 8100): Part the first--Sync-utopia; Part the second--sync-nirvana. There is, of course [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 1 answers

I'm 3 years out of college, and unemployed again. I feel like I should go back to school, but what for??! [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there a free mp3 music organizer that will move files into a multi level directory structure with the first level being the letters of the alphabet or groups of letters? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 5 answers

How does a group of people keep its priorities straight? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I better manage my projects? [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 14 answers