Through the years I have seen many people who use Microsoft Project (aka project management software) and claim they are project managers, I have also seen PMP certified people who don’t know the basics of Microsoft Project, and sadly I have seen project managers who are managing projects and don’t know the theory nor the software!

Motivation is an art not a science! I have just watched a video about motivation that is based on a speech by Dan Pink author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us book. Dan believes that motivation can be achieved through three ways: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. he bases his conclusions on many researches conducted by top universities

You are sitting alone in your cubicle staring at your screen trying to finish one of your tasks, you finish the task, pick your task list, and tick the one you finished then you start on the next one, it has been very exhausting since the company has laid off many team members, as a result you had to take on all their work, as soon as you start on the next task you get a phone call from someone you don’t know asking you to come to the meeting room, you go to the meeting room, ten minutes later you are officially laid off!

Jerry Gaetano and Karthik Jillella are the two lucky winners, they will be contacted by OSP International and will receive the PM PrepCast. If you haven’t been lucky enough to win a free copy of the PM PrepCast you can buy it here, it is not expensive, for more information about the online training, you can read my review PM PrepCast Review

Do you want to be PMP certified? The first step in the PMP journey is to get a professional PMP training that will give you a 35 contact hours certificate which is mandatory to apply for the PMP exam. I have enjoyed reviewing the PM PrepCast, you can read PM PrepCast Review, and found it a great resource for PMP aspirants. I have two free copies of the PMP PrepCast and will offer these two giveaways to my blog readers.