Thomas Juli
Free Project Management Book – Drawing for Free Copies of Leadership Principles for Project Success
Drawing for 3 Free Copies of Leadership Principles for Project Success by Thomas Juli and published by CRC Press announced for PMForum’s PM GiveAways™ Program Dallas, Texas, USA — PMForum has announced that the next project management book to be given away through its PM…
Photo impressions from Conference in Athens
Yesterday I received photos from last week’s project management conference in Athens. A project management conference and I am talking about mountains? True. The reason is simple: I am comparing a project to a mountain tour where the mission of the team is to reach…
PM Conference in Athens, Greece: Presentation available for download
Last week I gave a presentation „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ at the 5th Project Management Congress in Athens, Greece. The motto of this conference was „Project Leadership in a Project Oriented World“. There were more than 150 people attending which is considering the relative…
Ignore your environment – or how to set up your project for failure
We all know that we live in an interdependent world. This is common sense. And yet again the proverb that common sense is not common practice holds true. Recently I observed a project which was headed by an expert in his field. He knew the…
Another reason to attend PMI Global Congresses: Meeting friends
There are so many reasons to attend PMI’s Global Congresses. To learn about new trends, share lessons learned, networking – and meeting friends. Returning to these conferences is like homecoming. There is a family of presenters which happen to speak and attend the Congresses year…
Get inspired – attend TED
Last Saturday I attended my first TEDx conference in Mannheim, Germany (http://www.tedxrheinneckar.de). It was a great, inspiring event. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate „ideas worth spreading“. … They…
„A Fool with a Tool is Still a Fool“ – Presentation
The presentation (PPT-file) is now available online at http://congresses.pmi.org/NorthAmerica2010/documents/PMT10-ppt.pdf. Feedback is highly welcome! If you are attending the PMI Global Congress in DC next week, please stop by. Reading a ppt-file is still different from attending an actual session. Besides some slides will be different…
A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth
A couple of years ago I came across the bestselling book „The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth“ by Mark Fisher. I openly admit that when I first heard about this book the title itself was most appealing. Reading the subtitle, it confirmed…
„I“ and „maximizing profits“ vs. „Us“ and „satisfying customers“
Recently I attended a management meeting in which the roadmap of an organization was outlined. While the actual roadmap was convincing the presentation of the same was dismal and anything but convincing. What went wrong? – The presenter’s favorite terms were „I have accomplished such…
A fool with a tool is still a fool – Article
I have just finished preparing my presentation for the upcoming PMI Global Congress North America in Washington, DC. On October 10 I will be speaking about „A fool with a tool is still a fool: Overcoming possible pitfalls of introducing collaboration tools“. Abstract: Collaboration is…