With so many project management books in print, why do projects still come in late and over budget? While other books tell you how to plan, they don't explain how to save projects in real life, when things go awry. This book identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure and their warning signs, explains why they happen, and shows exactly how to overcome them. Drawing on 20 years of frontline project management experience, Lonnie Pacelli shows you how to ensure you're working on the right problem, how to keep project sponsors committed, and how to ensure effective risk management. He offers hard-won insights on realistically determining a project's scope, involving the right people in cross-disciplinary teams, managing multiple project risks, and bringing each project to a strong finish. You'll discover new ways to get all your team members on the same page, streamline that endless final 10% of your projects, and reduce last-minuterework caused by unanticipated stakeholders. From start to finish, this book was crafted for working project managers. It's concise, relevant, easy to read, full of war stories, and packed with practical resources and advice to help real people cut real project problems off at the pass.
Improving communication skills is the single most powerful step one can take to supercharge a career. What are the best, PROVEN ways to motivate action now, and gain lasting influence in any organization? The Truth About Getting Your Point Across reveals what really works: 59 principles and breakthrough communication techniques. Discover how to recognize an audience's unspoken expectations; run effective meetings; develop powerfully motivating presentations; give teams clear direction; brainstorm and problem-solve efficiently; successfully interview, listen, and give feedback; influence difficult colleagues; make the most of informal communication; and communicate more effectively with global colleagues.
Man-speak" lessons on raising an autistic child! Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives fathers 100 short, simple and practical lessons on how to create strong bonds with their children when autism is in the picture. Written by a father of an adult autistic son, Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives you straight-up advice that you can put to work right away. Whether it be about schooling, disciplining, seeking interests, or other topics, you'll get practical nuggets that will help you understand your autistic child without all the double-speak and help all of you cope with autism.
Most leadership titles you'll find in the business section and are meant to appeal to the busy executive. But what about the stay-at-home parent who has just been elected president of the PTA and has never lead anything in his or her life? Or maybe the newly-promoted first-line manager who has instantly inherited a team of leadership-starved employees? These folks need quick, practical leadership advice that makes sense and can be put into play right away. This is where Why Don't They Follow Me? comes in. In Why Don't They Follow Me? you'll get 12 vital leadership principles which form the basis of best-in-class leaders regardless of who you are leading or what you are trying to accomplish. Maybe you lead a team in your daily job; or maybe you own a small business; or maybe you're a leader of a large non-profit organization. Quite frankly, it just doesn't matter when it comes to these principles; if you want to boost your leadership skills, this book is for you.
Five Historical Icons Reveal Their Tips to Create Empowering Leaders - Sam was a young leader with great potential but didn't know how to empower his team. His manager sent him to an extraordinary class where Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Harriet Tubman explain Intentional Empowerment. The experience forever changed Sam and transformed him into an Intentional Empowerment leader. Can it do the same for you?
Four novelette backstories from The Lawless One and the End of Time. Feel the remorse that Gene Carlotta felt in the final hour of his life in A Dad's Remorse. See how the everlasting love between a mother and her autistic son shaped the world in Hayley's Journal. Experience how hologram technology was used for both good and evil in The Hologram Society. Learn the biblical inspiration for The Lawless One Series in End Times 101.
Improving communication skills is the single most powerful step one can take to supercharge a career. What are the best, PROVEN ways to motivate action now, and gain lasting influence in any organization? The Truth About Getting Your Point Across reveals what really works: 59 principles and breakthrough communication techniques. Discover how to recognize an audience's unspoken expectations; run effective meetings; develop powerfully motivating presentations; give teams clear direction; brainstorm and problem-solve efficiently; successfully interview, listen, and give feedback; influence difficult colleagues; make the most of informal communication; and communicate more effectively with global colleagues.
With so many project management books in print, why do projects still come in late and over budget? While other books tell you how to plan, they don't explain how to save projects in real life, when things go awry. This book identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure and their warning signs, explains why they happen, and shows exactly how to overcome them. Drawing on 20 years of frontline project management experience, Lonnie Pacelli shows you how to ensure you're working on the right problem, how to keep project sponsors committed, and how to ensure effective risk management. He offers hard-won insights on realistically determining a project's scope, involving the right people in cross-disciplinary teams, managing multiple project risks, and bringing each project to a strong finish. You'll discover new ways to get all your team members on the same page, streamline that endless final 10% of your projects, and reduce last-minuterework caused by unanticipated stakeholders. From start to finish, this book was crafted for working project managers. It's concise, relevant, easy to read, full of war stories, and packed with practical resources and advice to help real people cut real project problems off at the pass.
Mysteries of the New Jerusalem is the third book in the Mysteries of the Everlasting Kingdom series. It deals with the astonishing details about the coming New Jerusalem and how it will affect you! We won't be going to heaven (John 3:13), but heaven is coming to us (Rev. 21:2-5) Where will you be during the Great Tribulation? A great many people assume that ""the church"" will be spared the anguish of the Tribulation by being ""raptured"" into heaven. Others believe that ""the church"" will flea to a place of safety on earth, such as Petra, but not stay in the ""place"" for the full 1260 days, opting to spend a year in the ""third heaven."" Others plan to be in a place on earth the entire time. Some hope that believers will be protected in their homes as the nations around them are being decimated. Consider the evidence presented here and ask yourself if a Place of Safety is to be directly above us in plain view!
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