Note: Jerry’s slide decks are now available for download on SlideShare!
Articles by Jerry Manas
• Putting the Brain Back in Brainstorming (Leadership Excellence article, in collaboration with Rex Jung and Judith Glaser)
• Project Management According to Napoleon
• Lessons Learned From Napoleon: What Went Wrong?
• Essay: The Truth About Napoleon
• Napoleon’s Six Principles for Self-Mastery
• GRRREAT Projects: 7 Things to Get Right
• A Sporting Chance: Lessons from Sports
• SET™ for Success: Leading with Simplicity, Engagement, and Trust
• The Right Stuff: Measuring What Counts
• Truths Mickey Told Me: Lessons from Disney
• The Beatles Way: 10 Success Secrets to Live By
• Virtual Performance: Harvesting the Power of Virtual Teams
• The Time Tracking Dilemma: Capturing Time in an Agile World
• Fear of Agile: Why Managers are Afraid to Accept Agile PM and What to Do About It
• Simplifying Project Management: Six Power Tips for Doing More With Less
• Conquering Complexity: Leading the Way with Simplicity, Clarity, and Focus
• SOPM™ White Paper: Service-Oriented Project Management (SOPM)
Recorded Webinars
• Webinar: The Virtual PMO View it now!
• Webinar: Managing the Gray Areas View it now!
Free Online Resources and Tools
Bartleby.com (Invaluable tool for written communication. Reference material including dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations, Roget’s Thesaurus, Strunk and White’s Elements of Style, and countless other reference sources – all free and online.)
Babel Fish Translation (Managing international or cross-cultural projects? Add this free language translation tool to your site.)
ExecutivePlanet.com (Another great tool for managers of international or cross-cultural projects. Business Culture profiles of major countries. Great discussion board on international travel and culture as well.)
Official Edward Tufte Site (From the leading guru on information presentation. Check out ET’s Writings, and the Ask ET Forum. This is where the thought leadership is if you want to present information in a clear, concise manner, whether speaking, building a website, or presenting data to management.)
Acteva (Need to plan and manage an event (maybe to advertise your project)? Acteva does it for you, including scheduling, registration, and payment. Also includes useful e-marketing tools. Best of all, there’s no up front cost. Acteva retains a small percentage based on ticket price. For free events, Acteva doesn’t even charge!)
FreeConference (Want a simple, reliable, and free teleconference service? Check out Freeconference.)
Zoomerang and Survey Monkey (Excellent tools for surveys or training. Captures responses, provides charts, and allows you to download to Excel. Limited use is free for both products, but even unlimited use is inexpensive.)
Ning (Create your own social network for free! Excellent for collaboration, team sharing, discussion, chat, and more.)
For online resources related to project management, see our recommendations on PMThink!
