by Michel Dion | Aug 25, 2013 | Year 2013
I must say that I never really discovered podcast. I never integrated them in my schedule. I tried a few but never really subscribe to and routinely listen to all podcasts of a specific publisher. Yes, I have been using the internet since 1989, and yes I am an...
by Michel Dion | Aug 7, 2013 | Year 2013
Yes, it is true. I have not written much since mid-July. My apologies for that. That is the result of going away on vacation. But I am still there and dedicated to Project-Aria. I guess I could (or should) have written a note about that. Anyway, I am back,...
by Michel Dion | May 22, 2013 | Year 2013
Fear is excellent to stop you from achieving your greatest dreams and successes, both in your personal and professional life. Fear of failure Fear of the unknown Fear of imperfection Fear of social rejection Fear Imaginary Fear. Something, you are all positive and...
by Michel Dion | Apr 20, 2013 | Year 2013
I think personal development and professional development works together. We are just one person. So may these 50 quotes inspire you both on a professional and personal levels. 50 Quotes That Will Free Your Mind...
by Michel Dion | Mar 17, 2013 | Year 2013
I never really understood lies. Telling others a different story does not change reality. Things are still the same. The best way to move in the direction you want is to be brutally honest with yourself. Honest about the truth out there, because the reality does...
by Michel Dion | Feb 25, 2013 | Year 2013
We often talk about how to manage difficult employees. But there’s the flip side. A star employee may be difficult to manage, and sometimes even more difficult to manage. Actually, even the star employee may sometimes suffer from his own genius. His mind can...
by Michel Dion | Feb 4, 2013 | Year 2013
Here is another good post from ProjectManager.com Projectmanager.com provides on their blog regular interesting and useful post on project management. I like them. It talk about project planning, and proposes 8 key questions that should be asked during project...
by Michel Dion | Jan 15, 2013 | Year 2013
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by Michel Dion | Jan 8, 2013 | Year 2013
You want to be successful. It all starts with mental habits. So here’s an article called: The 11 Mental Health Habits of Highly Successful People My 2 favorites are 6. Asking for help is seen as a strength, not a weakness,...
by Michel Dion | Jan 6, 2013 | Year 2013
Delegation is important! You will not success if you don’t learn how to delegate. And learning how to delegate seems to be one of the most difficult thing to learn. It is that with every promotion comes new responsibilities and stress, and the...
by Michel Dion | Dec 2, 2012 | Year 2012
A leader is often the one that has ambition, knowledge, expertise, etc. People look at him to lead the team in the right direction. But can the strength be also the cause of some weaknesses? Yes. As this article says, You Can’t Be Effective When You’re...
by Michel Dion | Oct 24, 2012 | Year 2012
To follow-up on yesterday’ post on fear and the destructive energy of imaginary fear, here’s an interesting article to positively solve this issue. It is important to overcome fear and negative imagination if someone wants to reach excellence , and learn...
by Michel Dion | Oct 23, 2012 | Year 2012
Yes, fear of failure is a powerful destructive force. Fear. Imagination. Imaginary fear. Paralyzed by the unknown. I have seen too many people living 50 of the last 1 drama in their living. But in their mind, everything is true and driven by fear and...
by Michel Dion | Oct 22, 2012 | Year 2012
I am a true believer in the efficiency of project management and team collaboration web apps. I often say that the efficient gain is not incremental but transformational. Clarizen is one of those. Some key elements of the article below: In the business...
by Michel Dion | Oct 20, 2012 | Year 2012
I fully agree. An optimistic team is better, and even more important an optimistic leader is to achieve excellence! The Optimistic Team for Project Management Success By Jorge Valdés Garciatorres, PMP on March 12, 2012 11:34 AM...
by Michel Dion | Aug 17, 2012 | Year 2012
One thing that is always important, is to have a clear vision of what would be a success. This always helps navigate through obstacles, challenges, delays, etc. Otherwise, it is very easy in long and complex project to be thrown off track. Four Lessons the Mars...
by Michel Dion | Aug 14, 2012 | Year 2012
I always believe that success means that I can leave without having everything falling apart. Too often the success is too much dependent on one person. That is bad, because the organization should be larger than one person. It should survived the departure of a key...