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January 22, 2012

Obtain Your PMP Certification With PM-Express

With the increasing popularity of the PMP certification in the workplace, it is all natural that employees and individuals are seeking ways to prepare and learn adequately before signing-up for the exam; PM-Express has designed specific preparation courses especially for this reason. The courses have been created in order to help individuals and corporate clients to achieve their project management training goals; the knowledge gained in those classes will help prepare for the PMP certification and will ensure a thorough learning of all the material covered in the courses.

The Project Management Professional certification is generating a lot of interest amongst the corporate world as well as with individuals of all trades, backgrounds and professions. Implemented by the Project Management Institute in September 2006, the PMP certification has been obtained by more than 310,000 individuals worldwide; such popularity is due to the demand of corporations and businesses to have knowledge project managers to ensure their own success and credibility. The certification exam is based on 6 principles: initiating the project, planning the project, executing the project, monitoring and controlling the project, closing the project and professional and social responsibility. PM-Express’s preparation courses covers all of those 6 essential principles of project management and ensure the ability of each trainee to understand the material presented in class. (more…)

January 13, 2012

Turn your employees into entrepreneurs

How can you make your life as a business owner or manager easier?

Imagine what your business would be like if your workforce continually amazed you by developing innovative and creative solutions to every-day problems.

Are your employees are your greatest asset? Are you maximizing their potential?

Quite often we allow people to get ‘stuck in a rut’ at work. The everyday grind becomes monotonous. People lose interest, disengage and morale lowers. This ultimately results in an unstable organisation that is underperforming.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a superb framework for helping to understand what motivates people. It shows us areas of importance for your employees and how moving up these needs can increase motivation and impact on the bottom line. (more…)

January 6, 2012

The Decision Dynamic

Have you ever stepped back and watched team members respond to a decision? It’s really an interesting dynamic to watch.

I just watched a group of mid-level managers react to a decision that their management team made – three months ago. There clearly is not commitment amongst this group (once again, these are mid-level managers).

The background – The management team made a strategic decision that impacted everyone within this 75 person company. Somewhere along the decision-making-process-timeline, they thought it would be a good idea to gather input from their employees (novel idea, ha?). So, as a result, they conducted a series of focus groups, gathered employee input, and conducted a follow-up town hall meeting to respond to input gathered during the focus group sessions. (more…)

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