Published articles
The following 11 articles by Michelle LaBrosse have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Top 10 ways to launch and build a Lotus consulting practice (with a little help from the Beatles)
It takes a certain type of person to succeed as a consultant. The current economic climate continues to make the headlines and often people find themselves turning to consulting practices to carry themselves through an "in-between-jobs" stage or as a permanent option. Do you have what it takes? Well, do you? [DominoPower Magazine, May 2009]

Tips for better email negotiations
In this helpful article by project management guru Michelle LaBrosse, she'll help you with your negotiation skills and help you use email to further your goals. A common myth is to see negotiation as the purview of people in pinstripes. Instead, negotiation is for every one who wants to be more successful in life. [OutlookPower Magazine, March 2009]

Squash office politics (and maybe keep your job)
Politics. With the 2008 election year just behind us and all the news from Washington every day, politics is a word that we're hearing a lot. It was quite common to hear the candidates use the word politics in an accusatory way: "He is playing politics." In our work places, politics is also something of a dirty word. Learning how to manage politics can help you stay sane (and might even save your job). [OutlookPower Magazine, February 2009]

Visualizing and reaching for the brass ring
There is a difference in dreaming about reaching goals and actually making them happen. It's important to produce a strong action plan, include multiple review sessions to ensure things are on track and, of course, keep that visual of the end result. Whether it's for your personal goals, your professional goals or a little of both, you have the potential to visualize, reach and grab the brass ring. This important article by Michelle LaBrosse provides an overview of the process and shows how Outlook and Exchange can help. [OutlookPower Magazine, November 2008]

Brothers in arms: change management and project management
Change management can't be successful without project management, because project management enables change management, and change management, by its very nature, actually creates projects. In this helpful article, we'll look at how these two management disciplines might help manage IT projects in the organization. [OutlookPower Magazine, August 2008]

Ten ways to remove the roadblocks to change
A few weeks ago, we ran the first part of Brothers in arms: change management and project management. In that article, we explained how change management and project management work together to accomplish change. In this article, we'll look at ten ways to remove the common roadblocks that get in the way of change being realized. [OutlookPower Magazine, August 2008]

How to stay on top of your game: keeping your Lotus skills saleable
We've all been there: in a place where we feel that our career has stalled or that we've stagnated and stopped growing professionally. If your work life is a little like the movie Ground Hound Day, it may be time to look at your skills and figure out how to get back on top of your game. [DominoPower Magazine, April 2008]

Tips for better email negotiations
Life is a series of negotiations. A common myth is to see negotiation as the purview of people in pinstripes. Instead, negotiation is for every one who wants to be more successful in life. And while negotiation is often considered a face-to-face activity, many good negotiation strategies can apply to your email conversations as well. [OutlookPower Magazine, April 2008]

How to stay on top of your game: keeping your skills in tip top shape
We've all been there: in a place where we feel that our career has stalled or that we've stagnated and stopped growing professionally. If your work life is a little like the movie Ground Hound Day, it may be time to look at your skills and figure out how to get back on top of your game. [OutlookPower Magazine, February 2008]

Getting the right start for your projects
When you look at the difference between the successes and failures of your past projects, there are often a few common culprits. If you begin with the end in mind, these obstacles to success can be prevented. There are some key questions to ask in forming the foundation of your project, in this article you'll learn what those key questions are and how to plan for success. [OutlookPower Magazine, December 2007]

My top five project management tools
Do you have to manage projects? If you do, you understand the complexity -- and the stress. Michelle LaBrosse, a project manager with 20 years of experience, shows us how five simple tools can help make things much easier. [OutlookPower Magazine, September 2007]