In Praise of MBWA (Management By Walking Around)
I am, at heart, an analyst. There is nothing that would please me more than being able to shut my …
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Value of Education: Project Manager v. MBA
OK. It’s not really a battle. I have, however, recently been asked by many people whether they should consider getting …
A Dangerous Bias: action over thinking
Don’t just do something, stop and think!” Probably haven’t heard that one recently, have we? I do an exercise with …
Is Project Management a creative process?
Is Project Management a creative process? Full disclosure: I believe it is. I’ve had some colleagues vigorously take the opposing …
Difficult People – not!
Difficult people. I really don’t like that term. Think back… haven’t all of us been perceived as “difficult” at least …
Dealing with Difficult People… or are they?
Recently, I had a relatively young (at this stage of my life, it seems most people are in this category) …
90%?
“Project management? That’s just a lot of useless overhead!” I remember hearing variations of this a lot years ago. …
Traditional versus Agile — false war?
On this theme of Conventional Wisdom…. Not too long ago I was hearing lots of things about Agile. Most of …
Conventional Wisdom?
I have been lucky enough to witness (and in some cases be a part of) several overturns of conventional wisdom. …
Control – the Illusion
Know any control-freaks?
For many of them, control is an illusion. Paradoxically, by grasping for more control, they often get less.
Politics or influence?
The ability to influence people is a good skill for a project manager. Isn’t it?
Isn’t it our job as PMs to influence people on the project? To find ways to get our stakeholders onboard?
Could it be that one person’s influencing can be another’s political manipulation?