By Dean Leutscher, PMP (profile) If you Google the term “business skills,” I guarantee that patience will not be among the skills included in any list. If we think of patience in a business setting at all, it usually comes to mind when someone is not doing something...
by Scott Morton Drivers haphazardly change lanes without so much as a flash of… what’s that device called on the steering column? Emails, voice mails go unanswered. Hosts hound those who they’ve invited to RSVP so they know how much food to order....
Earlier this month, Ted Kallman spoke about Agile management for GRAPE. He sent me the PowerPoint for the talk which I have linked to above (via Google Docs). The first few slides speak to Ted’s background before he starts mention Agile and why its become so...
By Michelle Steffes Many of us find ourselves extremely busy with more tasks than time every day. We have a list of things that just gets carried over from one day to the next. At times we can get to the end of our day exhausted from our activity but feel as though we...
By Rachel Potter Have you been following the Urban Renewal Project on Mlive? Garret Ellison has done an amazing job sifting through old photographs and records detailing the Grand Rapids that was and the vision leaders had in the mid-20th century for urban renewal. In...
By Kyle Johnson I received a call last month from a close friend who just finished up a phone screening for a mid-level management opportunity. He mentioned that she happened to ask the one questions that is typically asked during any managerial hiring process. “What...
