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Articles by Deborah Van Huis
The motivational power of appreciating someone's work is proven time and time again in job satisfaction surveys. Employees rank being appreciated at their job as more important than the amount they earn when it comes to overall job satisfaction. Learn how to keep your employees motivated. More often than not the end dates of a project or task are used to drive forward progress. The project schedule is a powerful management tool. Task durations, the length of time between the start and end dates, usually include some amount of buffer time to make allowances for things like late deliveries or unforeseen circumstances. Learn more about utilizing time lines to keep your employees engaged. Most of us have been fortunate enough to work for or with a supervisor that was not only an effective manager but was a great leader. You wanted to not only work for that person but to impress them and have them recognize your work. That leader inspired you to improve your performance and to give more than was expected. Learn about characteristics of great leaders. Often times the most challenging part of a job is dealing with people we consider to be difficult. Keep in mind that most people do not come to work with the objective of being hard to work with. They want to be a productive and valued employee/peer, want to do a good job and be recognized for that. Learn how diversity can actually strengthen your team. Meetings are an integral part of any business. Meetings provide great opportunities for personal contact and personal visibility, but it is easy for meetings to get out of control and become a waste of time and money. A critical skill for good managers and leaders is to know how to keep meetings on track, productive and effective. Learn more about successful meeting management. Errors and discrepancies occur in construction documents on almost every project but they can largely be eliminated with some quality control techniques. Here are some ideas on how to get a handle on errors in construction documents. Learn about quality control in bidding, construction plans, project logistics, ongoing communications and invoicing. One of the many things that leaders and managers are called upon to do is speak publicly. The principles of great public speaking are the same regardless of the setting. Learn more about public speaking for successful leaders. There are three main indices that can be used to track success in construction projects: the Schedule Performance Index, the Cost Performance Index and the Critical Ratio. Taken together, these indices are wonderful management tools to help ensure that your projects are on track and stay that way. Learn more about construction project indices. As a result of the recent economic problems, the company I was working for downsized and I found myself unemployed for the first time in my entire career. Despite having been a successful managing director in systems development, research and business strategies for land acquisitions and assets, I found myself on the outside looking in. Or was I? Learn how to recover from the loss of a job. You can also see Deborah Van Huis's articles at: 
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