Leadership Archives – Project Management Essentials

Create a Learning Environment: Profit from Your Mistakes

Posted December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

“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 remind me that all lessons […]

Improving Communications with DISC

Posted November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Leadership, Project Management

“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 receiver. As project managers we […]

Forming a Team? Plan for Success

Posted November 1, 2018November 5, 2018 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization. What was it like? Was it awkward? Did you make decisions easily? Were expectations clear? Did the team gel […]

Our Own Inspirational Stories

Posted September 1, 2018December 26, 2018 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Leadership

I believe each of us has our own, undiscovered inspirational story. We have not recognized our own accomplishments. We have not verbalized our achievements into a personal narrative. Or, we […]

Leading Organizational Change

Posted May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Leadership

I spent most of my career in management, leading teams in fast-paced, ever-changing companies. I have a lot of experience with organizational change. I led teams through reorganizations. I have […]

Culture and Successful Projects

Posted January 3, 2018January 5, 2018 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Project Management

Project management has a consistent and unimpressive performance record. The Standish Group’s on-going survey of project performance finds the percentage of projects that were deemed “successful” has hovered in the […]

Effective Communications = Productive Project Teams

Posted October 1, 2017September 28, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Effective communications are the cornerstone to successful projects and productive teams. The Agile Manifesto extolls the virtues of collaboration, individual interactions, and face-to-face communications. Projects represent our ability to coordinate […]

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