Five Habits of an Effective Traffic Manager
When it comes to being a manager of any kind, there's a lot of cross-coordination, communication, and empathetic skills that are required to be official and effective. It’s a constant…
Traffic Manager or Project Manager?
Traffic Managers and Project Managers They both manage people and deadlines, right? True, but there's a distinct and important difference between the two. On the surface level, it seems that…
How effective is your communication process?
While recently cleaning out the archives on our server, I came across a blog post that, unfortunately, hadn’t yet found its way online. It’s never too late to share your…
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Steve Martin summed it up quite well, in my opinion — “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” I think this applies to the role of the Traffic Manager. Think about it…
Empower Your Traffic Manager
Lisa Schardein, guest blogger Our Traffic Manager is a VIP in our business culture. She keeps all the projects moving toward the finish line and coordinates everyone’s workload. That’s a…
“Pssst… Did you hear?”
Gossip. Nothing can undermine the culture of an organization more quickly than gossip. Merriam-Webster defines it as: 1gos·sip noun ˈgä-səp : information about the behavior and personal lives of other…
It’s time to change.
Change is hard. I’ll be the first to admit it. For weeks, months, even years, you grow accustomed to a certain way of doing things, whether at home or work,…
Traffic your community.
It’s 3:21 a.m (EST) and I’m awake. I’m WIDE AWAKE, having drifted blissfully off to sleep a mere four hours ago. For whatever reason, my mind has immediately gone toward The…
Left or Right Brain? Both.
The human brain is divided into two distinct cerebral hemispheres — left and right. Scientists have long contended that each side possesses certain characteristics. The left side of the brain is…
Listen first, then talk.
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." -- James 1:19 (NIV) I recently read this verse during my weekly…