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New Module: Learning from Mistakes and Successes

Coaching Ourselves

Dr Kass’ career has spanned research in human spaceflight to knowledge management with the European Commission. Learning from Mistakes and Successes” is not just the domain of project managers but is for every employee in an organization. Dr. James Kass has had a multi-disciplinary and multi-national career.

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5 Steps To Encourage Data Sharing In Scientific Research

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, something as simple as data archiving can double the publication output of each research project, whilst boosting citations by up to 50%. A clear requirement for data management will be a great first step to encourage data sharing. Explicit funding for data management and data sharing tasks.

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June Leadership Carnival

Michael Lee Stallard

posted at Job Interview & Career Guide , saying that as it can be hard to motivate yourself, motivating others can be even harder. Steve Roesler presents Managing: You’re Still In It Together posted at All Things Workplace where Steve has a reminder for managers about how to be a successful. But don’t despair.

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Why People Really Quit Their Jobs

Harvard Business Review

They left when their job wasn’t enjoyable, their strengths weren’t being used, and they weren’t growing in their careers. They found their work enjoyable 31% more often, used their strengths 33% more often, and expressed 37% more confidence that they were gaining the skills and experiences they need to develop their careers.

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business Review

They contribute technical expertise that an organization does not already have to a critical project or initiative. A practical framework for mentoring is based on the career stages work of Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson, former professors at HBS. These experiences were some of the most valuable of my career.

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The Benefits of Virtual Mentors

Harvard Business Review

Having a mentor has always helped with professional development and career advancement, but in today’s complex workplace, one mentor alone often won’t do. Participation allowed him to learn the basics of agile and stay on top of the latest developments and project news. They can become your virtual mentors.

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Over the past six years, we have put in place a 30-person consulting team at EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II) using a model we have found to be successful, winning projects away from external management consulting firms at a fraction of the cost, and with great “client” (that is to say, EMC) satisfaction.