The Complete Project Manager – Introduction
This week I preview material that has occupied much of my time over the last few months—writing about The Complete […]
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Team Leadership
What remote managers need to know about staying on top of remote and global employees.
Last article we discussed some of the down-side to working remotely (either from home or from an off-site office). We discussed some techniques an employee can stay in the spotlight, even when they are not located in the same site as their reporting manager, cohorts or those making the salary decisions. Today, we’ll cover the challenges and solutions from the managerial position.
A primary concern for a manager is : as your team starts to grow apart in location, how do I assure the team doesn’t also “grow apart as a team”. How does one keep a cohesive workforce across both distance and time zones?
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What If We Can’t Get Along?
Most of us dislike conflict and prefer to avoid it than confront it. If we don’t learn how to deal
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What if We Can’t Agree?
Most of us dislike conflict and prefer to avoid it than confront it. If we don’t learn how to deal
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Are You the Right One?
Screening project team members requires project managers to see beyond accomplishments and credentials.
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Project Management Unplugged: The Loneliness of the Long-distance Program Manager
Until recently, it was an article of faith with me that I could not work remotely from my teams and
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What do you do when it’s someone else that is STRESSING YOU OUT!!!!
This is a little snippet from my Raleigh presentation at the Total Health Seminar. The Total Health Seminar is packed
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Compromising often leaves both sides wanting
Compromising is a lose/lose proposition, because it often leaves both sides wanting. Another phrase I hear often and somewhat disagree with is: The key to my success is treating people the way I want to be treated.
Read on to see why…..
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Why do projects fail and how to fix them.
You’ve heard the stereotypes: Business analysts thinks IT is a socially awkward group with zero business savvy. IT, meanwhile, scoffs at analysts inability to keep up. So many projects depend on IT-business alignment, and so many fail.
Why do projects fail, who’s to blame, and how to fix them?
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Linking Project Delivery & Services to Business Value
To continue to add value to the enterprise, I believe that the PM role needs to continue to evolve more in the direction of a strategic business manager, linking the project delivery to business value. Excelling not only at delivering a project to the stakeholder, the PM needs to understand how the service delivered, as a result of the project, accelerates a business capability and helps the enterprise leverage current services in-place, as well as the life-cycle of these services, skills that are immensely important to the enterprise success.
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A “Journaling” Mindset
On Wednesday I mentioned that I carry a digital voice recorder with me at all times. I like to record
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