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August 1999 Data Management Strategies

Volume III, No. 8; August 1999
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Using the "Oh, @#$!%" Tool

Pamela Hollington

I recently spent almost half a day in a room with about 15 senior project managers who were reporting their project status to the CIO of the company. I listened patiently as each one went through their reports and PowerPoint presentations.

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Working Outside Your Box

Luke Hohmann

Here is a management technique I've found useful when evaluating the performance of my employees. I've found it especially useful when working with employees who think they are performing well, but in reality are failing to attend to their core set of responsibilities. It is based on the following ideas:

Each of us has a set of specific job responsibilities (our "box").
Most of us, especially those who want to move ahead, take on additional work ("outside the box").

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