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Clive Shearer
Management
by Design
By Clive Shearer
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January 10, 2007

Management by Design: Step outside your frame of reference for some fresh air

By CLIVE SHEARER
Special to the Journal

A political scientist sees global warming as a political issue. An African farmer sees it as a danger to life and a marine biologist studies it from a scientific perspective.

A developer sees a project as an opportunity for profit. A neighbor sees the same project as its impact on land values and a city official studies it as a zoning variance. A leader sees the hire of a top project manager as a way to build client relationships. The marketer sees this as yet another resume to prepare, while a fellow project manager sees the new hire as relief from overwork.


 
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