http://career-advice.monster.com/management-skills/technology/management...

The interesting point is people can change. Not easily. Careers develop by developing relationships. Each day we should track our time. After we do that track how much time we are spending towards our goals.

Being technical in nature, I found this article showed one flaw I may need work on. Clearly define goals before starting the implementation. If a proposal does not have the support needed, it wont go anywhere. Therefore more people are involved. They need to know what part they play and feel or know they too have input.