Support Starts with Support
For every success story there are a thousand failures. That’s the reality of change. The fragile seeds of hope, innovation, insight …
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Practicing Project Management
Athletes, musicians, and artists regard practice as a “must do”, so why don’t business leaders and project managers? Malcolm Gladwell’s …
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When It’s Time To Talk Performance…
Animals have an ingrained system to warn them of dangers. These instincts have been honed for each species over centuries …
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What Are You Talking About?
Ever go to the grocery store for ONE THING (so of course you don’t grab the handy basket), but end …
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Talking About Team Performance
Addressing sensitive subjects like someone’s weight, political affiliations or religion are topics that most of us treed delicately around. Cautious …
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Networking IS a Risk Mitigation Strategy
The difference between success and failure for project manager is a thin line. One delay can have profound impact on …
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A PM’s New Year Resolution that will Reap Long Term Results
The New Year is finally upon us which means it’s time for the annual tradition of professing personal and professional …
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Thinking for Creative Solutions
The execution of decisions on projects tends to be more of an art than science. We’d love to have the …
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Accelerating Implementation is a Decision Dilemma
How many decisions does it take to make a project? Thousands? Millions? The actual answer is much more as you visualize all the strategic decisions cascading down into the individual choices that drive daily actions. Add the growing complexity the global economic downturn has added to the mix and it’s no wonder that PMs and business leaders everywhere are struggling with executing plans that deliver predictable results. But, some interesting new research from the field of neuroscience is providing new insights into this age old problem. Let’s explore the challenges that are undermining our efforts to accelerate the speed of decision implementation.
Navigating the Company’s Social Network
Your internal company network is the life blood of your continued project successes in addition to being a source for career security.
3 Levels of Project Team Decision Making
Getting the project team’s decision making framework set upfront will pay huge dividends when you need it most.
Leading Online – The Future of Virtual Leadership Development
Leading virtual teams requires a unique set of competencies to master in addition to the traditional project management tools/techniques. The …
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Managing a Multi-Team Matrix
As the scope of your projects expands, you’ll need to engage teams, not just individuals, from around the world to …
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The Project Culture Cunundrum
The challenge of managing virtual projects is amplified by a complexity factor equal to the number of cultures represented on …
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Transforming Virtual Teams
The accelerated pace of globalization has made the need for virtual teams essential. The list of benefits that corporate executives …
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Winter is the Season for Preparation
Mother Nature can teach us much about managing projects if we apply her fundamental principles to the work. In this …
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The Nature of Project Leadership
Welcome on a metaphorical exploration of project leadership philosophy and practices. I am fortunate to live on 20 acres in …
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