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6 Kinds Of Problem Clients, And How To Cope With The Inevitable

In any business, it's only a matter of time before you end up working with one of those clients.  You know the ones.  They make demands that are impossible to fulfill without the use of three times your staff and...

A Philosopher’s Guide To Workplace Perfection

It's universally agreed upon that as far as influential people in history go, the philosopher, scholar, and scientist known as Aristotle is pretty high up on the list.  He was the teacher of Alexander the Great (and without those teachings,...

4 Sure-Fire Ways To Ensure Your Project Collapses

So you've got your Copper Project Management Software installed.  You've hand-picked a team composed of the best of the best, every single member of which is absolutely chomping at the bit and ready for action.   Your financing is solid. ...

Well That Escalated Quickly

Let's talk about worst case scenarios for a moment, shall we? Imagine you're sitting at a desk.  On this desk is a small glass case.  Inside that small glass case is a large red button.  Around you, everything is chaos....

The Top 5 Killers of Productivity – Despite Your Best Efforts

You have your to-do list, your calendar, your awesome project management software, and your very own personal assistant.  You scheduled everything in, planned your wardrobe and meals for the week, and have a perfectly organized workspace from which you work...

The Secret to Making Your Projects Work

We live in a society that produces a constant stream of new innovations in business-based technology.  The same sales records and personnel files that were once meticulously kept by hand have now become the realm of automatically updating databases.  Organizational software that is both simple...