From the monthly archives:

March 2007

No post today – project deadline looming!

March 26, 2007

I’ve got a big project milestone approaching, so no time for a proper post today – sorry.  Instead, here’s a few project management jokes.
My research on failing projects is coming along, so will be posting some more about that soon.

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Carnival of project management #7

March 24, 2007

The latest carnival of project management is up on Project Management Source.
Thanks to Sagar Satapathy for hosting it. If anyone would like to host future editions of the carnival, please contact me.

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Effective meetings

March 19, 2007

La Défense doesn’t have proper foliage. There is a magnolia tree opposite our office but following this morning’s brief flurry of snow I doubt that any of its flowers will be on the branches tomorrow. There are trees on the Esplanade, but there’s such an overpowering amount of concrete and glass that you [...]

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Working away

March 12, 2007

“Can you be here for 9.30?”
“Yes, that’s no problem,” I reply. “With the Eurostar it’s less than three hours.”
This is the official line: from leaving the Eurostar terminal at Gare du Nord to arriving at Waterloo International is less than three hours. But who has a meeting at Waterloo station? Once you [...]

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A book for Comic Relief

March 11, 2007

It’s quite hard to turn business writing into something people find hilarious to read, but I’m sure it’s possible:  if you’re a UK-based blogger, or a British expat, Mike wants your funny posts for his book Shaggy Blog Stories, which is set for publication on Friday and will raise money for Comic Relief.
You have until [...]

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It’s International Women’s Day

March 8, 2007

It’s international women’s day, a moment to reflect on the state of affairs for women around the globe. In my world, an office move has left us pretty badly off: we used to have two toilets between seven women and now we have four toilets between twenty-three. I’ve not had to queue [...]

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Why I blog

March 5, 2007

So I got tagged by Christine Kane. Which means I have to come up with five reasons why I blog. After not very much thought, here are my reasons:
1. Because I wrote a book
Many bloggers start off by web publishing and then move into traditional publishing, in the Petite Anglaise and Random [...]

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