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Tag: Leadership

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 […]

November 1, 2024November 3, 2024Project Management

Scaling Your Project Management Career

Project managers ascend the career ladder based on accumulated experience-derived wisdom and managing progressively larger and more complicated efforts.  A typical trajectory involves moving from […]

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 […]

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022Agile, Leadership

The Evolving Arc of Management

To successfully transform our organizations and adopt new ways of working, we need to understand how we got here.  The study of management is a […]

July 3, 2022July 11, 2022Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Pick Your Battles Wisely

Conflict exists.  It is a natural part of being human.  It occurs at home and at work. We disagree.  We have different perspectives and opinions.  […]

May 1, 2022April 27, 2022Agile, Uncategorized

Be Agile: Follow the Manifesto

Agile teams are described as “self-organizing” or “self-managing.”  But what does that really mean?  The terms are frequently used but not widely understood.  For teams […]

March 1, 2022February 25, 2022Agile, Leadership, Project Management, Uncategorized

Better Project Communications

Excellent “soft skills” differentiate the great project managers.  Since 90% of a project manager’s time is spent with others, it is no surprise that communications […]

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