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UT Dallas Applied Project Management Forum – November 2014 Presentation

Jan

25

2015

I like to share the presentation I delivered at the Applied Project Management Forum in November 2014. The Forum is a bimonthly speaker event sponsored by the UT Dallas Project Management Program. It was formed to facilitate ongoing education for project managers on topics that are relevant in today’s business world. I hope you enjoy ...

Reasons Project Fails – Video

Feb

16

2013

Cultural Competence

Feb

14

2013

Cultural Competence was a topic of discussion in the magazine Strategic Diversity & Inclusion Management published the article co-authored by Mercedes Martin & Billy Vaughn in 2007 where “Cultural competence refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. Cultural competence comprises four components: (a) Awareness of one’s own cultural worldview, (b) Attitude towards cultural differences, ...

The Role that Culture Plays in Projects

Feb

9

2013

Jamie Gelbtuch, founder and principal of Cultural Mixology, discuss the role that culture plays in projects. As projects become more global in nature, culture plays an undeniably critical role during the project execution. Responsible project management professionals should identify the cultural risks that may impact projects and define mitigation plans to address such issues from ...

8 Secrets of Success

Feb

1

2013

What are the 8 secretes of success? You may wonder why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.

We believe that we should work to be happy

Jan

31

2013

The happy secret to better work We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.