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Working Up in Project Management, Systems Engineering, Technology, and Writing

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The Introduction

July 29th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips How I wish to be introduced says much about myself and what I wish for myself and those around me. How do you wish someone would introduce you at work or at a social setting (gosh, there is a variety of these)? Here is something I would like to hear in the […]

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Tags: Communication · Conversation · Influence · Information

Dear Employers: Don’t Ask for Stolen Property

June 25th, 2018 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Employers often ask job seekers for stolen property. Please don’t do that. It happens frequently. The employer’s recruiter or hiring manager asks the job seeker, “Can you show us some source code (proposals, web pages, white papers, designs, etc.) that you’ve done previously?” That’s an innocent request. That’s a good request. Let’s […]

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Tags: Economics · Employment · Information · Intellectual Property

Hiding in the Bathroom

May 7th, 2018 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Hiding from bad news is a common situation. I had to realize, however, that worse than bad news was no news. Yes, I did this. I was managing a project where I would hide in the bathroom. Everything was awful. The only place I could go and not hear terrible news was […]

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Tags: Communication · Failure · Information · Reframe