leadership Archive
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Top 16 Competencies Top Leaders Exemplify Most
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsAs you know, leadership skills can make or break a project. So, as part of our talent development curriculum we review what it takes to be a great project manager. We are pleased to see that Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman must have attended one... -
People Issues – There’s an app for that!
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsSome of the hardest issues we face as project managers are with our fellow humans. Check out Dale Carnegie’s Secrets of Success App and let us know what you think… Carry a Carnegie Coach in your pocket to help you engage successfully with clients, prospects,... -
What does it take to be GREAT?
Posted on February 14, 2010 | 1 CommentObviously one must have technical project management capabilities. But that is NOT enough to be a GREAT project manager. To be called upon to lead the most important projects, one must also have backbone, leadership skills and the ability to think broadly as well as... -
Project Managers are Motivators
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsMany times you may need to be the team’s top motivator. Projects are hard. They all have their challenges. So, here is a lesson from history in persistence. Feel free to share with your team members who need it… “He failed in business in ’31.... -
People – Love’em or Hate’em?
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsAre you the type of person that comments on a regular basis, “you know, I really can’t stand people!” Perhaps you should consider whether or not this view impacts your success as a project manager and/or leader. I argue that it does. I was just... -
Project Managers Dig Deeper
Posted on September 17, 2009 | No CommentsProject managers perform the smell test on key measures of success and do not always accept the immediate answer without appropriate validation. Ultimately, the steering team is placing their trust in the project manager to execute on the plan, but also to understand the full... -
Leaders Create Purpose by Engaging Stakeholders
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No CommentsChange professionals … ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch... -
Project Leadership and Management
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Green Shoots from IT Projects
Posted on June 17, 2009 | No CommentsWhat will drive the recovery? Will the technology industry have a role as a leader or a lagger? Let’s get cracking on those IT project proposals. … … “If there’s good news from the Gartner study, it’s that CIOs aren’t canceling projects outright. CIOs report... -
The Accidental CEO
Posted on March 15, 2009 | No CommentsTwitter-ific unfinished autobiography … … “In 1999, I started Pyra Labs with a friend, Meg Hourihan, to develop project management programs. Then we started a side project called Blogger … ” … Via NY Times: EVAN WILLIAMS
