People often ask me how I juggle the demands of running a business while serving as president of the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI). I guess I don’t look at them as two different things… they’re just part of what I do as a professional. I’m fortunate to have a successful career to date and be in a position to give back to the community. This in itself highlights a key point. I intentionally decided it was the right time to take on a key volunteer role. I planned for it for a number of years and was comfortable that Innovative Learning Group was launched and stable enough for me to direct some of my energies to non-profit work.
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How Many Projects Can One Person Juggle?
It’s an age-old question. How many projects can one person juggle? Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating – it’s not exactly an age-old question – but it’s a question I’m asked a lot. Let me preface my answer with the fact that I love, love, love project management. The more projects I can manage, the better. I love the variety. I love that I get to talk to many different people on any given day. And I love solving problems. For me, there’s no better job than project management. I’ve been doing it for more than 15 years.
Read MoreIf You Don’t Market Your Training Department, Who Will?
At Innovative Learning Group we did an informal poll a while back and asked leaders inside corporate learning functions what they do to market their departments. The response we received was, “not much.” “Not much?” I thought to myself … if you don’t market your training department, who will?!
Read MoreDo Your Employees Know How You Make Money?
Am I the only one who sits in meetings and calculates the cost of the meeting? Hmm, 12 people for two hours at $50 per hour. That sure was an expensive discussion. Did we get $1,200 of value from that time together?
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