Thomas Juli
Effective Leadership = 3+1
Yesterday I met Robert Urwiler, CIO of Vail Resorts. We also talked about my definition of effective leadership. Robert pointed out that he would add a fourth dimension: DELIVERY. This is true and has been a missing piece. Thank you, Robert, for pointing this out!…
Leadership in a complex world
Today I have (re-)learned a lesson of complexity theory with respect to vision, the critical success factor of any effective leader according to my belief and experiences: (1) „A vision without a system is as bad as a system without a vision.“ (2) „Simple rules…
Denver in the making
Just a few more days till the PMI Global Congress 2008 in Denver. Final preparations are ongoing. By now all white papers and presentations at the Congress have been made available by PMI to all Congress attendants. This facilitates preparation a great deal. Have a…
Sessions in Denver
At present I plan to attend and participate in the following sessions in Denver: Date Time Description 10/19/2008 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Standards Program Working Session 10/20/2008 8.15 – 9.30 ADV10 • Project Management Center of Excellence: The Cornerstone of Business Transformation 10/20/2008 10:00…
does a word still count?
… it depends. My philosphy is that it should. For example, in case of promises, commitments for a new project. This has happend to me lately. Unfortunately, the client could not back his verbal approval of a proposal of mine with a written email or…
Value of project management
PMI has recently concluded a research project on measuring the actual value of project management and how to improve the value. Visit http://www.pmi.org/value for details. It is worth the visit.
Executing effective leadership
Responding to a comment on the 3 pillars of effective leadership and how to execute them I have written the following lines (see page and comments on the page „Leadership“): This depends on the environment and the role and responsibility of the “leader”. If we…
Toll free phone number for the US
Starting September 22, 2008 we will have a toll free number for the US. Stay posted for additional information.
Welcome!
Empowering people and organizations through leadership Welcome to the blog of Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners. Feel free to comment on our posts on leadership, project management, empowerment, cooperation and any other topic related to our mission of empowering people and organizations through leadership. Note that…
Book on networking
There are a lot of good books on „networking“. One of the best books on this topic I have ever read was „Never Eat Alone“ by Keith Ferrazzi. Additional information about this book can be found at www.amazon.de, www.amazon.com or the official website of K….