Do you want to leave behind the 9 to 5 and work when you want? Work from home or that nice coffee shop down the road? As a project manager, it is easier than you think to have all this and be able to earn more money at the same time. The way to do this is to become a freelance virtual project manager and work from home or your local coffee shop. To live this fantastic way of life like I do you need to know where to find freelance virtual project manager jobs.

In this slide deck, I share what I found to be the best sites to find freelance project manager jobs. This will save you having to spend the hours that I did searching for the best sites.

I will take each site in turn and explain how each site works. What fees to look out for and give you my opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of each site.

After this slide deck, you will know where to look to find freelance project manager jobs. You will be able to find the jobs that enable you to quit the 9 to 5 and live the life you want.

Extracted from the book Meetings the Smart Way by Barry Hodge. A meeting without actions and decisions is not productive. Meetings should not be a chance for people to have a discussion and waste time. Having an action orientated meeting will increase the chance of it being a great meeting.

This deck contains tips on how you can end your great meeting to make sure you have a successful outcome.

Extracted from the book Meetings the Smart Way by Barry Hodge. Meetings that are successful have an agenda and it is stuck to throughout the meeting. Also the greater the visibility of key information such as the agenda, actions, objectives, expectations and concerns will also improve the chance of your meeting being successful.

This deck contains tips on how you can run your meeting to make sure you have a successful outcome.

Extracted from the book Meetings the Smart Way by Barry Hodge. The major difference between meetings that are worthwhile and those that are best avoided is in the planning. The reality is for it should take twice as long to plan and prepare as it does having the meeting.

This deck contains tips on how you can plan your meeting to make it worthwhile and therefore have a successful outcome.

An introduction to Haiku Deck for iPhone.