My hat is off and I graciously bow to the product and production managers for Delsey Toilet Paper.
You might be wondering why the president of a project management software development company is blogging about “TP”. Read on.
TweetEvery Manager Wants These
Control. Insight. Performance.
Project managers know that if they had these three “virtues of management” as part of their daily operations, they’d be able to 1) do a more effective job as team leader, 2) really understand the forces that are causing issues or concerns and readily fix them and 3) stay on time and under budget, improving the bottom line.
TweetFace Your Challenges
Glenn Ebersole once wrote an article entitled “Viewpoint: Construction industry faces financial challenges in 2015.” I’m not sure how many of these challenges were specific to 2015—it seems to me these challenges have been part of the construction industry for a long time—but perhaps it is telling that these challenges remain even today. The challenges he enumerates are:
How about Just Three!
On page 16 of the Virginia driver’s manual it states that when approaching or passing a person riding a bicycle, you should pass three feet to the left of the rider. As I ride, I see plenty of ambiguous “share the road” and “3 feet please” signs. Fortunately, most drivers these days seem to get it right: for example, on two-lane country roads, passing with the driver’s tires on or near the double yellow line works well. Three feet is roughly an arms reach, so assuming road conditions allow me to ride near the white line, the driver can line up their shoulder with the center lines and be virtually assured of giving me more than the intended three feet.
TweetThat’s Not Me!
Identity Theft is real concern. Millions of people in the U.S. are victims of Identity Theft each year. Identity Theft has grown into a full-time business and spawned a new business, Identity Theft Prevention.