Michelle LaBrosse - Know How Network

MARCH 2010
The Hidden Costs and Dangers of the Shortcut

We live in a world where we are often pressured to take shortcuts to save time and cut costs as much as possible. However, if you're not a skilled and experienced project manager, the wrong shortcut could end up costing you a lot more.
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FEBRUARY 2010
What's Your Tagline?

If you think about what you want to accomplish this year, what is your mantra? We all write resolutions, but the key is finding the way to motivate ourselves long after the ball drops. Try the tagline, and see how it works for you in 2010.
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JANUARY 2010
From Limbo to Liberation

The longer a project goes unfinished, there is an exponential increase in the time to finish the project. Unfinished projects suck the lifeblood out of organizations and keep us from moving forward. Use this Project Liberation Checklist, and reset your organization to move forward into success.
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DECEMBER 2009
Parma and Project Management

Let's explore what I experienced as the 5 key ways a cooking school in Parma, Italy, and Project Management are a perfect marriage.
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NOVEMBER 2009
The Power of Choice: The Rick Management Process and Becoming Energy Independent

Risk Management is one of those terms that engineers are very comfortable with, but other folks may shy away from the idea, thinking it's too complex. So, let's break down the idea of Risk Management, and then use Energy Independence as our example to think the process through.
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OCTOBER 2009
Setting Standards of Success

Many people make the mistake of thinking success is either lucky or there’s some magic mojo that is out of reach for them. Both personally and professionally, I’ve found that success is actually quite simple: it’s defining and following through on your standards for success. Let me share with you what has worked for me.
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Project Management & Volunteerism: Pick a Non-Profit and Watch Yourself Grow

The non-profit organization you're helping gets your time, expertise, and passion for contributing. For you, it's an accessible and inexpensive way to grow personally and professionally. Here are 10 steps to follow as you volunteer and grow your career.
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AUGUST 2009
Celebrate Your Independence with Project Management

Success doesn't just land in our laps. Whatever it is that we want to accomplish, both large and small, we all have our "bucket lists." The difference is some people actually cross things off that list, while others wait for the opportunity to appear.
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JULY 2009
Project Management to the Rescue: No Bailout Necessary

Learn 10 ways to use project management to change your world.
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JUNE 2009
Who’s Shaking Your Snow Globe?

When I think about what’s happening in the world right now, it reminds me of those snow globes that I had as a kid. The world is calm and serene in the little village until someone shakes the snow globe, and then in an instant the world changes.
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MAY 2009
When Passion Meets Recession

Got an unwelcome houseguest? Learn these 5 Project Management skills to boot Mr. Recession out the door, and profit from your PM passion.
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APRIL 2009
Are You Shovel Ready?

In Project Management, "shovel ready" can be abbreviated to three letters: PMP®. The federal government now requires the PMP certification to be part of most contracts, and many state governments are following suit. What can you do as a project manager to be "shovel ready"?
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MARCH 2009
The Project Manager's Guide to Getting it Done

We live in a time when everything keeps getting faster. That means your projects need to move too. Is your project cruising in the fast lane or stuck in traffic? Read full story.

FEBRUARY 2009
Taking Stock With Lessons Learned

Last year, there was a whole lot of learning going on! So, as we focus on the New Year, let's also pull a few golden nuggets from 2008 as we look at what our survey respondents had to say in our Lessons Learned survey, and also ask ourselves some questions to point us forward.
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