To-do questions on here often tell you to have a daily or weekly meeting with your boss. Please help me figure out how to make a list of tasks and projects so that I can do this and keep my head on straight and not get mired in anxiety-land.
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posted by inmyhead
on Sep 11, 2012 -
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I worked on a professional project which went badly wrong. Before the project imploded, I tried to draw attention to the problems and suggest solutions, but was overruled. Now, months later, the project leader wants me to contribute to a report. If you've been in a similar situation, how did you approach it? What pitfalls should I be wary of?
posted by anonymous
on Apr 22, 2012 -
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I'm not looking for project management, nor time tracking, nor (necessarily) to do lists, but more of a way of assembling all the different project components and work in progress in one interface. Is there such a thing?
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posted by outlier
on Feb 23, 2012 -
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How do I evaluate the cost/benefits of migrating my org's front-end website from M$Sharepoint to an open-source platform?
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posted by metajc
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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For those who find "relaxing" completely un-relaxing, how do you cultivate a strong activity and project based home life?
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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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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Considering making a switch to becoming a project manager. Please tell me about your best and worst project managers!
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posted by raw sugar
on Jul 22, 2011 -
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How do I (or we) speak to my manager about his increasing lack of involvement in what we feel are the core components of a product's (re)launch, especially when the stakes in the launch include: our careers, the fate of the company, and the jobs of fellow colleagues in the office?
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posted by mistertoronto
on Aug 11, 2010 -
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I am mentoring a college kid who wants to be a programmer. I am detail-oriented; he does the
bare minimum required to get the job done, but he gets things done. Am I right to push him toward thinking about doing project management rather than hands-dirty techie-developer type stuff? Or is he just lazy and needing to be schooled?
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posted by circular
on Feb 23, 2010 -
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I cannot seem to stop procrastinating on a work project, and the deadline is looming. I have no doubt that I can get it done if I can just make myself get the work done, but I cannot make myself concentrate and buckle down and get it done!
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posted by dumbledore69
on Aug 12, 2009 -
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What the best way to track my work projects? I usually have thirty to fifty different projects going on simultaneously, all in various stages of completion.
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posted by Optimus Chyme
on May 28, 2009 -
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How to convince my boss to let me do what I was hired to do?
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posted by LN
on Sep 17, 2008 -
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Tips on preventing work burnout and handling job stress. How do you handle an overwhelming workload with grace and sanity? How can I quickly become a good project manager? What should I do until I have the project management skills to actually handle the workload I've been assigned? (I'm kind of freaking out here.)
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 18, 2007 -
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