Monthly Archives: December 2020

Reorganizations and You

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Bart Leahy

One way large organizations can create confusion but also opportunities is when they reorganize their corporate structure. There may be multiple reasons for this sort of change, including: improving efficiency, reducing costs, or shore up performance in one particular area … Continue reading →

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Handling Large Projects Remotely

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Bart Leahy

I was asked to join a last-minute document push last week, and it was an interesting, in-the-moment case study of how to get a lot of work done by a lot of people in a remote-operation. Not everything went smoothly, … Continue reading →

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Getting Clients to Pay

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Bart Leahy

Today’s post deals with one of the less-enjoyable aspects of contracting life: getting customers to pay you if they’re late. I’ll share some of the approaches I’ve used and the avenues others try when there’s money involved. It can be … Continue reading →

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Planning in a Planning-Unfriendly Environment

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Bart Leahy

I’m a planner. Whether I’m organizing vacations, work tasks, or long-term goals, I enjoy the process of imagining the future and identifying next steps to get there. The COVID-19 pandemic and the collective responses to it–public and private–have made long-term … Continue reading →

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