Miz Management Musings

Miz Management is Mary Loden, Principal Consultant of Compass Management Consulting. These are her thoughts and insights on various workplace topics.

Good PMs Ignore the Golden Rule

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Many of us grew up being taught the Golden Rule – a moral principle that essentially states that one should treat others as one would like t...

Beware of Bias in AI!

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I recently updated my website to include three courses I teach.  To make the page interesting, I wanted fun images to represent the courses....
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How to Prevent your Employees from “Quiet Quitting”

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With almost 500,000 likes and 42,000 shares, this TikTok video on “Quiet quitting” has blown up on social media.   From NPR to the New Yor...

The Future of Project Management

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Predicting the future is an activity usually best left to crystal balls and fortune cookies. Yet there is no shortage of pundits predictin...
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10 Tips for Better Project Planning

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In David Letterman fashion, these tips will be counted down from 10 to 1. #10 – Listen to what the client really wants. You like Escalad...
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Decision Making 101

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Every day we make decisions. Some are simple – paper or plastic, cash or credit, baked potato or fries. In our work lives, our decisions can...
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Cleavage, Hickeys, and Thongs – Oh My!

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This post is the true story of three happenings in my workplace. But before I begin, I must include a disclaimer. This post is Miz Managem...
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Question Authority? Yes!!

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Every meeting has one of these. The person who always agrees with the boss. The one who echoes what the boss said with full affirmation th...

How to be "Most Wanted"

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As the group manager of a staff of 15 people, one of my jobs is to staff people onto projects. Some of my staff are always busy because they...

A Good Meeting...Is it Possible?

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I recently attended a project kickoff meeting with a federal agency client. The meeting was scheduled to last 8 (!) hours. There were 50 peo...

PowerPoint that's Powerful...Not Pointless

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It's happened to all of us a thousand times. We go to a seminar, presentation, or meeting. The room lights dim, the projector goes on an...

You Can't Have it All

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Women today have a tremendous amount of choices. We can get the best education and then choose to stay home or we can pursue our careers whi...
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Miz Management is Principal Consultant of Compass Management Consulting. Prior to starting her consulting practice, she was a senior leader working for architectural and engineering consulting firms in the Boston area. She has degrees in chemical and civil engineering as well as a Masters in Business Administration. Visit Compass at www.compassmco.com
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