The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 3 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Leadership, Project Winners, the Learning Project Organization, and the future PMO
This is the third part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. Part 2 covers my lessons learned from sessions on sustainability, ethics, innovation, and Agile. In this 3rd part I am…
Free Webinar „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“, Oct 5, 12 PM EST
On October 5, 2011 I will conduct a one hour webinar entitled „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“. What is it about? We all need and thrive for successful projects. But what does it take to get there? There is no doubt that good…
Project Management and Zen
Today’s projects become increasingly complex. We are faced with endless challenges, have to juggle thousands of different and often conflicting expectations and desires, have to meet deadlines, deliver on time, exercise pressure on those people who do not or cannot deliver as expected – or…
Tips on Handling a Problem Team Member on your Project
[by Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP ] Oh there is a problem alright. And it starts with the fact that you have a boss, peer or project team member who is completely in denial about the chaos that is all around them. If they do see…
The Secret to Project Success
We all thrive for success. The big question is, how do we get there? I have provided a number of answers to this question in my book „Leadership Principles for Project Success„. More and more people are applying the 5 leadership principles laid out in…
Getting Started with Project Leadership
[by guest blogger Cornelius Fichtner, PMP] In May of 2011 The Project Management Podcast launched its Project Leadership Series at www.pm-podcast.com. The series started with interviews with Thomas Juli, author of Leadership Principles for Project Success, and Rick Valerga, author of The Cure for the…
So, you want to become #1? Think again!
It is the epitome of Western society that becoming and being #1 is thing to drive for. It is good to be the best in your class no matter what. But is it really good all the time? Hardly. Think of the following. The German…
Before you develop a vision you need to know what motivates you
I have written a number of posts on the importance of project vision. I am stating that one of the most important factors of project success is building a project vision with your team. It is crucial that everyone actively involved understands and supports this…
Getting started with project leadership
[reprint from Cornelius Fichtner’s blog: http://tinyurl.com/4xj4ddy.] In May of 2011 The Project Management Podcast launched its Project Leadership Series at www.pm-podcast.com. The series started with interviews with Thomas Juli, author of Leadership Principles for Project Success, and Rick Valerga, author of The Cure for the…
Valuable Collaboration [includes presentation and white paper]
Everyone is talking about collaboration these days, especially in projects. Hence it was no big surprise that „collaboration“ was one of the key words at this week’s PMI Global Congress EMEA in Dublin, Ireland. Social media, communication, collaboration tools, …, you name it. Thank to…