How can I best manage documents for a fleet of freelancers online? Particularly including signing W-9s and contracts digitally.
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posted by RJ Reynolds
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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Choosing teams for an entrepreneurial team project to solve problems in the developing world. Help me! *snowflakes inside*
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posted by carolinaherrera
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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What are some great books/resources for really learning and getting a master on Project Management?
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posted by PetiePal
on Jun 29, 2012 -
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Cloud based Document Management System (DMS): what is the lastest and greatest (Mid 2012)?
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posted by Slackjaw37
on Jun 22, 2012 -
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Quality-of-life issues with an otherwise awesome job. How to deal with lazy coworkers and an incompetent manager?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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Looking for an apartment in Portland, OR, and I wondered if any MeFites know what property management companies to trust and/or avoid.
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posted by Mister Fabulous
on Jun 4, 2012 -
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There's been a lot of talk on the green about handling the salary question when you are the interviewee/candidate, which I have personally found helpful on many occasions, but now I'm on the other side of the equation, and would love to hear best practices on how to handle the situation and try to gauge a potential employee's salary expectations.
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posted by LongDrive
on May 23, 2012 -
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Help me manage my music library! I have circa 25GB of music, and I would like to know the best (least effort) way of keeping it up to date across my devices
including syncing my playlists.
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posted by fearnothing
on May 14, 2012 -
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I have a couple hundred thousand digital photos. I have a bunch of duplicate images from overlapping backups. I have inconsistent naming and folder schemes. I have edited and cropped versions of the same image.
I need some software to help me clean and sort my images.
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posted by gregr
on Apr 25, 2012 -
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How do I win friends and influence people when I don't know what they look like? My new job requires me to manage client projects remotely. Most of my time with clients is spent either in conference calls, one-on-one phone calls, or communicating through email and Basecamp. I usually have no idea what these people look like. As a project manager I need to keep the client moving towards the finish line by making decisions quickly and getting things done on time. My question is two fold: 1) How do I motivate and influence a team that works for another organization?, and 2) How do I best do this being remote? I am looking for techniques and tools that will help me be an effective, remote, 3rd party project manager. If it matters I work for a Software as a Service company. My clients are implementing our software on their websites. The client may or may not have a dedicated project manager. Help me drive things forward!
posted by jasondigitized
on Apr 20, 2012 -
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Are there any standards (OSHA, ANSI, IMC, or NEC come to mind) that govern an employers responsibility to ensure that rust in old building structures do not create a hazardous work environment?
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posted by nickerbocker
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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Headhunter has interrupted my career-change plans, how do I know whether this is an opportunity or a blind alley?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 26, 2012 -
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GroupCommitmentFilter: I've been trying to put together a large group of people to participate in an artistic performance-based hobby that they all claim to enjoy. I'm the group leader, and it feels like I'm herding cats when it comes to getting people to commit to attending training sessions so that our shows will be of a high quality. I'm constantly altering my plans so that the least experienced people aren't left behind.
How can I get people to step up their game and commit to the group without alienating them?
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posted by adamk
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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I have just been given a substantial raise and promotion. Yay! Now, I want to take most of that extra income and stash it away, for the time being, in some kind of savings vehicle. What kind of savings vehicle is right for me?
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posted by breakin' the law
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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Short-staffed libraries, how do you keep your restrooms from becoming a hookup spot? Seriously.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2012 -
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I still have my eyesight (for now), but the diagnosis has triggered serious anger and midlife crisis issues.
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posted by bad grammar
on Feb 25, 2012 -
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At work, I get calls from salespeople. It's part of my job, but I really loathe dealing with salespeople...especially over the phone. Please help me to not be so psychotic about it.
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posted by Elly Vortex
on Feb 21, 2012 -
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Project, workflow, and customer management tools for web design and service firm? I want to manage (many) small web projects through design, approval and launch steps, then have billing attached.
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posted by mtstover
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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Small business owners: Is it possible to turn down a request for a raise from employees, yet maintain workplace morale? On the flip side, have you been turned down for a raise, but stayed in your position?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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I am meeting with my District Manager soon to ask for a demotion. Hivemind, what are your experiences doing so? Probably too many details inside.
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posted by jeffrygardner
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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I have a wonderful (Oracle) SQL database and I use Navicat Lite to crunch around in it. My problem is that I'm staring at lists of 50+ tables, 60+ saved queries, 10+ views, etc. Is there anything I can do to somehow organise things in a visually pleasing and/or functional way?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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Apparently many successful software companies have processes where engineers write daily status updates that are publicly visible. Google has a system called 'Snippets' and Facebook has 'Colbert'. Any insiders want to share their experience with such reporting tools? Does anyone know of any resources that describe the pros and cons, nut and bolts of these processes?
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posted by unmodern
on Jan 30, 2012 -
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I like the idea of a content management system for an elementary school, so students can write and publish in a clean system with a back-end database. Help me understand the dimensions of the idea.
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posted by argybarg
on Jan 28, 2012 -
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Human Resources Voodoo: How does one land a supervisory position without ever having really supervised anyone?
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posted by jph
on Jan 10, 2012 -
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How many layers of organization and management are there to running a mammoth operation like Disneyland for a day?
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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Can you recommend a online forum where management strategy can be discussed? For example if I wanted to bounce ideas around appropriate project metrics? I know there are specific PM forums but I am wondering if there is a forum where managers sort of discuss their ideas etc. Something more general than a dedicated PM forum since my questions / discussions wont just relate to project management
posted by r2d2
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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Help me understand why this is not getting any better. Someone has given me nothing but signs that he thinks I'm incompetent. Then came an outstanding positive review. Yet I'm still not any happier nor do I care anymore to improve the relationship.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 21, 2011 -
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i've been offered a co-directorship position for an International Scholars Office at an academic organization. I need help thinking through the pros and cons of accepting. Can co-directorships ever work? Would you ever want to be a co-director?
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posted by It's a Parasox
on Dec 15, 2011 -
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Fiction writers with day jobs and lives: How do you organize your time to get your fiction written?
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posted by sucky_poppet
on Dec 14, 2011 -
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"Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation." Where can I find them all?
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posted by Marky
on Dec 9, 2011 -
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Please help me come up with jobs where the main duty is organizing or classifying information.
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posted by stedman15
on Dec 6, 2011 -
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I'm making a list of online apps and resources for academics – anything to help increase productivity, manage information, help with referencing and citation, class management or planning (more for instructors and TAs than students), research tools... maybe even smart phone applications. Any suggestions/recommendations?
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posted by taz
on Dec 3, 2011 -
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I'm leaving my job in part because of a toxic coworker. Do I tell my bosses the real reason for my departure, and how?
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posted by animalrainbow
on Dec 1, 2011 -
28 answers
Basic,
cloud-based inventory management and control system for vendors to update stock levels?
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posted by eggman
on Nov 21, 2011 -
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Free or inexpensive IT asset management for a small business. What is everyone out there using?
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posted by cowmix
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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I've just become a new manager, help me understand/improve this public sector service delivery organisation.
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posted by greytape
on Oct 31, 2011 -
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This insider perspective on the management culture at Google and Amazon by Steve Yegge is absolutely fascinating and educational. Where else can I get information like this on the culture of various software organizations?
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posted by unmodern
on Oct 15, 2011 -
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I am a busy executive level position in a small consulting firm. Business is booming and I'm in high demand - as such I am beginning to feel the need to hire an assistant to take some things off my plate and allow me to focus on some higher level thinking. Is there a respected book, resource, or school of thought on how to incorporate a personal / administrative assistant in to my personal workflow?
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posted by jlowen
on Oct 14, 2011 -
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