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Do you praise your teams enough?
Guest post by Erika Flora
Years ago, I heard this great quote that has really stuck with me and become somewhat of a mantra. It is as follows:
There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.
General of the Army George C. Marshall
What a fabulous concept! Often, we [...] Read more »
Power: Case inquiry
Guest post by Travis Anderson
Yukl and Falbe define seven types of leadership power. The authors decided based on research that the dichotomy of positional power and personal power was a two-factor concept of leadership power. Read more »
Leadership: Consistent with Change
Guest post from Travis Anderson
As Thomas N. Gilmore reports in his article, Effective Leadership During Organizational Transitions, leaders of organizations or programs are to focus on the seams between the subordinate roles and the overall strategic relation of the business unit to its environment.
Gilmore also suggests that the organizational chart be drawn in a way [...] Read more »
Ode to a Jedi Master – Who is your mentor?
PMP Training Course $99 dollars
Orange Belt – Microsoft Project $850 dollars
Advanced Project Management in Primavera P6 $1,200.00 dollars
Advanced Earned Value Management Techniques $1,800.00 dollars
Having a mentor?
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Who values the PMP?
When I’m reading ads and postings for jobs, what does it mean when PMP certification is mentioned? Or when it’s not mentioned at all? Is it a need, a want, or just fear? Read more »
Avoid the Same Old Mistakes by Focusing on Lessons Learned
It’s said there are no new project management sins, just old ones repeated. It’s also said that we don’t learn the lessons from past projects and this must be true, otherwise why would we keep making the same old mistakes? Read more »
It’s Time for PMs to “Take the Bull By the Horn”
We are in the midst of tough times economically. Troubled times remind leaders of the need to take responsibility. Tom Watson, founder of IBM once said something like this: “It’s not the tough times I worry about, it’s the good times.” Mr. Watson was undoubtedly referring to the observation that in good times we tend to get sloppy, whereas we tend to be at our sharpest during bad times. Read more »
Project Success: Considering Leadership
Considering leadership when evaluating project performance and project management should go hand in hand. However, many organizations fail to include leadership in their metrics and in their evaluation process. This is a mistake that can prove costly. Read more »
Leading and Managing: A False Dichotomy
Kimberly Wiefling is on a leadership blogging kick this week over at the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley’s “Art of Project Management” blog. Read more »
