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Whenever I’m working with an organization that is struggling with the changes technology is bringing, or when I’m struggling with change (yes, I’ll admit, it sometimes comes up) I think back to something a very wise man once said to me...

Working with literally hundreds of software implementations over the past 20 years or so, I’m often surprised at client’s request to reduce or remove project management as a line item in their overall project budget. At first glance, maybe it seems redundant (we know how to manage our people), a throw away (you’re just adding cost for no reason), or not really necessary to the success of the project (we can get by fine without it, thank you).   Unfortunately, that approach often leads to failed implementations and lots of unhappy stakeholders.

As a follow up to last month’s post on the 25Founders, a collective of successful NY entrepreneurs, members were asked: When interviewing a potential employee, what is your most effective interview question?

We've all done it... made New Year's resolutions to do things like get more organized, go to the gym every night, or lose weight.  All those major life changing things we want to do, but then discover throughout January that we just can’t manage to make time for accomplishing these goals.

In many economic climates, a business enterprise can be seen as having its own manifest destiny. If things are good, operations are focused on growth and objectives related to increasing, well, very objective goals. If conditions are not so good, operations are still focused on primary goals that fuel a business.