I’ve Joined a Cult!

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on February 24, 2010 in: Coaching

Okay, usually when you hear that, it’s not a good thing. One of the first things you think when someone says that is: “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid”. The second thing you think is “How do I get out of this conversation as quickly as possible before the person asks ME to join the cult, too?”

But [...]

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10 Promises for 2010

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on December 31, 2009 in: Coaching

With only hours to go before 2010, your planning is probably finished. Your strategizing is tucked away. Your dreams are sitting on your desk, waiting for you to show up on Monday morning. You’ve done everything you can do this year and now it’s coming to close.
And the champagne is flowing generously.

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Finish Well

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 5, 2009 in: Coaching

We all love new beginnings. I love to make New Year’s resolutions. I also love Septembers because, even though I’m not in school, it feels like a sort-of new beginning. New months. New weeks. New days. I love to start things because I envision a great project and set goals and work hard towards achieving [...]

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Productivity issues are the same everywhere

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on September 22, 2009 in: Coaching

Just when I think I’ve heard every industry talk about the issues they have with productivity and scheduling problems, along comes another one to highlight that scheduling is a common problem no matter what you do.
Our time is precious: We have 24 hours each day and we want to eat, sleep, spend time with family [...]

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Unsticking a project

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on July 17, 2009 in: Coaching

It doesn’t matter what size of company you are or what size of project you’re working on, most of us have faced this situation at one time or another: We have a project that is going well and then it sputters and stalls. Days turn into weeks and the project lags. There are plenty of [...]

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Why Loading the Dishwasher is the Right Thing to Do

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on April 14, 2009 in: Coaching

At a big family gathering a couple of years ago, my then-8-year-old niece saw the adults cleaning up after the meal. She was given a task to do and, not surprisingly, she dawdled. When reprimanded, she rolled her eyes and complained that adults LOVE doing the dishes and other boring things.
We laughed, of course, because [...]

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The P Word

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on January 31, 2009 in: Coaching, Tools & Resources

Let’s take a moment to talk about the dirtiest word in project management – the “P” word! – PROCRASTINATION.
In those everyday life management situations, procrastination is a common failing. New Years Resolutions (or any-time-of-year resolutions, for that matter) are delayed because of procrastination. New projects, unloved assignments, annoying chores… they all stack up because of [...]

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