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Tag: Leadership

January 2, 2022Project Management

Making Ethical Project Decisions

Project managers rarely face ethical dilemmas.  We generally do not make life-or-death decisions or need to choose between “right” and “wrong.”  However, we need to […]

July 1, 2021June 30, 2021Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Unlock Potential: Push Decision Making Down

Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust.  If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions.   Douglas McGregor described […]

June 3, 2021Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Empowering Your Teams

The virtues of high-performing teams are well documented.  They are 50% more productive.  They are more creative, and members are 76% more likely to be […]

January 30, 2021October 30, 2021Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Let’s Keep in Touch

I called an old colleague just to say “hello” and see how he was doing.  We have worked together at different companies over the past […]

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021Agile, Leadership, Project Management

A Personal Retrospective

This year was like living through a 500-year storm.   COVID has infected 1 in 20 Americans, and 1 in 1,000 have died of the disease.  […]

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020Agile, Leadership

Business Agility: Getting Started

Agile is now part of the general business lexicon.  On the news, non-technology leaders keep mentioning the need to be “agile” or “pivot.”  Even leaders […]

August 31, 2020Agile, Blog Categories, Leadership, Project Management

Considering How We Think

We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic.  Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice.  […]

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Making Complex Decision

“…when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.”  Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow In the midst […]

May 31, 2020June 10, 2020Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Feedback: The Right Way

Feedback is a critical and valuable management tool.  For managers, it is the engine of continuous improvement.   For employees, it is the gift of valuable […]

March 25, 2020March 27, 2020Leadership

Leadership in the Time of Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic is the most frightening, disruptive, and widespread crisis of our lifetime.  As managers and leaders, none of us have faced challenges of […]

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