Category: Leadership

September 1, 2025September 3, 2025Leadership, Project Management

Cheating the Triple Constraint

The Triple Constraint (aka, Iron Triangle) is often regarded as a law of physics. A change in one side of the triangle, by definition, affects […]

August 2, 2025October 2, 2025Leadership

Simple Rules: Psychological Safety

My article, Simple Rules for High-Performing Teams outlines steps managers can take to build effective, committed, and creative organizations where collaboration is the norm. Simple […]

May 1, 2025May 2, 2025Leadership, Project Management

Creating Accountability

At the beginning of my project management classes, I ask participants if they have any big, burning questions. Accountability always tops the list. Project managers […]

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025Leadership

The Cookie Post…Great Leadership

Sometimes, great leadership appears effortless. The leader’s actions seem intuitive and simple, yet the impact is powerful. I was inspired by US Navy Captain Chris […]

October 4, 2024Leadership, Project Management

Stakeholder alignment—or lack thereof—can be the difference between project success and failure. In today’s dynamic business environment, projects face multiple stakeholders and constituencies. Often, these […]

March 1, 2024Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Project Decision-Making

Making good decisions is a critical project management skill. The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and […]

January 3, 2023Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Taylorism: Then & Now

Frederick Winslow Taylor shaped the field of management science. He believed systematic and scientific methods could be applied to managing operations and production. His work […]

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive. The […]