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Being safe on Facebook.

by Nadya Arnaoot on October 20, 2009

I hear more and more stories these days about folks being burnt by the (bad) privacy default settings on Facebook. As more and more older folks join Facebook, I’m concerned that more and more of the people I care about are going to have embarassing Facebook mishaps– or worse, lose jobs or relationships due [...]

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for roger: promoting your company online

by Nadya Arnaoot on December 17, 2008

Curious about how to start to build a professional presence online? Want your company to pop to the top of relevant web searches? Here are some tips.

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pm tip #487: projecting an attitude of calm

by Nadya Arnaoot on November 17, 2008

So, last night Ted and I were watching Battlestar Galactica on DVD, and I became infuriated by the character of Lee Adama. “He is a crappy leader!” I shouted. “If he were a project manager, his projects would fail!” From there I segued into a more extended rant about real-life political leaders who are promoted above their level of competency based on their family history, and how badly that tends to work out.

This morning, I’m still thinking of Lee Adama’s complete lack of leadership skills. I’ve known project managers like Lee– heck, I’ve been a project manager like Lee. Before I started figuring out what my role is as a project leader, I escalated the level of drama on the projects I was involved with.

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