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The Bad Apple Effect: How Negativity Can Sabotage Teams’ Performance

Scrum.org

The Bad Apple Effect can deeply sabotage a teams performance and development. Even with talented, capable players, their respective teams often underperformed and struggled to progress in their development. Still, these negative attitudes were affecting the whole team's morale and teamwork.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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Burnout in Project Management

The IIL Blog

Articles are now appearing addressing burnout specifically in a project management environment [Verma (1996), Haynes and Love (2004), Richmond and Skitmore (2006), Pinto et al., Techniques have been developed describing ways to recover all or part of the expected business value from a distressed project [Morais-Storz et al.,

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Product Development Lessons from Infamous Product Flops

Wrike

Not so fast. Even wildly successful companies with a tried-and-true product development process can end up with a flop on their hands, and as they say, hindsight is 20/20. Even wildly successful companies with a tried-and-true product development process can end up with a flop on their hands, and as they say, hindsight is 20/20.

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Episode 175 – Managing the Human Side of Transformation

Velociteach

We love having you join us twice a month to hear about project stories and leadership lessons, as well as advice from industry experts from all around the world. We have one such leadership expert with us today. I left in 2006 when I decided to sell my shares. And we want to bring you some support as you navigate your projects.

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INNER REALM Interview with Judith W. Umlas

International Institute for Learning

Umlas is IIL Senior Vice President, Trainer, and Author of Grateful Leadership. I lead training sessions on using the power of acknowledgment to build team success. About three years ago, when I was having a bad day at work, my husband asked what he could do to make me feel better. The Power of Acknowledgment.

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How to Improve Your Project Interpersonal Skills

Project Risk Coach

Perhaps you’ve faced situations like these: A team member constantly treated other team members with disrespect. Your team was in trouble, but your sponsor was unavailable to help. A problem team member continually failed to complete their activities causing adverse impacts to the project schedule. Team building.