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Does your project manager have authority to lead projects to success?

Have you ever had to manage 4 things at once? Work, money, family and life? Welcome to project management. 

Whether you are a: Coordinator, Program Manager, Account Manager or a stay-at-home Mom, you’re project managing. Project management is always around us, in our everyday…Read More

Are you ready to get organized?

Thanks to Audrey Thomas from Organized Audrey for contributing this post to CSD. We welcome submissions from everyone and we’d love to hear from you. Visit our Writer’s Guidelines and learn how you can share your advice here.  

Ask a dozen people why they think they experience disorganization and you’ll…Read More

Keeping your sanity in check

Projects are a way of life in business. All companies, no matter their size, have them. But why do the majority of projects go over budget, exceed timelines and have scope creep? Based on my experience as a Project Management Professional (PMP), it’s because the people in charge are not…Read More

Lean for project success

As outlined by Lean principle gurus, Womack and Jones, there are 5 core principles to Lean-value identification: value stream mapping, enabling flow, developing pull, and continuously improving. Being aware of the principles and incorporating their use in project selection, planning, and closing activities, can pay big dividends…Read More

Insights from an Efficiency Expert

Pilgrimage… it’s a very interesting word. By definition pilgrimage means:

1. A journey to a sacred place or shrine.

2. A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.

I am going to Iona, Scotland, mid-May, to experience the gift of looking inward and…Read More

Start your lean journey with the 5S model

Optimized efficiency in any workplace makes it easier to get work done. Reducing waste can only help improve productivity in a work environment. All good things. But how can businesses achieve these goals? 5S is a lean strategy that results in an uncluttered, safe and…Read More

Optimize “Lean concepts” and build a solid foundation for efficiency work

Have you ever wondered what makes a system or a process truly “efficient”? Or wondered if your current thought process holds you back?  Even wondered what steps you yourself can take to optimize your own personal “efficiency”?  I am honored to introduce you to…Read More

Working smarter, not harder will increase your bottom-line

Are you meeting the needs of your customer?

Do you even know if you are or worse yet, aren’t? I’d like to take an in-depth perspective on the efficiency methodology (Lean) CornerStone Dynamics uses in guiding our clients in achieving their success. We do this by using…Read More

Helping smart people and organizations move forward smarter, faster, happier

Thanks to Irene Becker from Just Coach It for contributing this post to CSD. We welcome submissions from everyone and we’d love to hear from you. Visit our Writer’s Guidelines and learn how you can share your advice here.  

“Leadership is a big word with such…Read More