Engage Your Stakeholders
Managers and project managers are often told that “engaging stakeholders” is critical to success. However, they rarely receive guidance on what it means or how […]
Category: Leadership
Blogs on leadership and management
Know Your Stakeholders
Stakeholder management is one of the most critical project management functions. Stakeholders are our customers, organizational leaders, members of our project teams, and people we […]
Going Agile
Many organizations try to catapult into agility. Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture. Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails. The […]
Knowledge Management: Share the Wisdom
Knowledge Management (KM) is broadly defined as the process of creating and sharing information across the organization. Its goal is to enable learning. KM became […]
Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Journey
Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging. Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright. In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ […]
Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning
Most organizational change efforts do not succeed. They fail to achieve the desired results. They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off. An oft-cited […]
The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice
Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]
What Are They Saying About You?
“You are not in the room for the conversations that impact your career.” Farley Price I was having dinner with an old friend and colleague. […]
Create a Learning Environment: Profit from Your Mistakes
“All good lessons come at a cost. Try to learn them inexpensively.” Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would […]
Improving Communications with DISC
“Improving Communications with DISC,” George Washington University’s Masters of Project Management Program Webinar, October 30, 2018. Communications theory tells us that communications are about the […]