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Tag Archives: Project Management
Leadership ASAP
Can you lead a team in a hurry? In today’s lightening-fast business world, effective leaders who achieve swift results through others have the advantage. What does it take? I’ve led and overseen lots of project teams. They don’t all succeed, and the ones that do have a few things in common. When we talk about » Read More
Stop greasing these 3 squeaky wheels
“A ‘squeaky wheel’ isn’t the highest priority project. It’s the loudest or most noticed. In many organizations, it gets the grease, while projects with greatest potential to bring about business results get delayed or set aside.” This quote, from the book Everything’s A Project, is playing like a mantra in my thoughts. We focus on squeaky wheels because they are irritating, not because they are important. We want the irritation to go away. But oil isn’t the answer.
5 ideas for improving how you manage people
As a manager, you are responsible for a wide range of activities. Recruiting. Establishing a positive work environment in your group. Setting expectations. Managing performance. Making decisions. Coaching. Dealing with poor or marginal performers. Each of these responsibilities requires a unique blend of Relating and Requiring skills. Are you using the right combination, in each situation, to get great business results and foster strong relationships?
Employee engagement: a three-legged stool
Many authors have written about people management, project management or corporate culture as separate topics. But a new book by Ben Snyder ties together all three subjects and paints a clear picture of how they interact to nurture (or damage) employee engagement and organizational performance. Read this review, find the book and set fire to the status quo.
Why Large Complex Projects Often Fail
You don’t have to go very far to find a failed multi-million dollar project. To be clear, let’s define failure as a multi-million dollar project that ran consistently over budget and behind schedule; some came in years late. If you’ve been around for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve involved with a few. I » Read More
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Johann Gauthier says
Great post Tal ! Ah ! Mindfulness ! How powerful ! I was particularly struck b... -
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