Chairlift to Innovation: Building WOW Projects While Having Fun (Jan 27-29, 2014 in Davos-Klosters)
Interested in going beyond debating the hot topics of this year’s World Economic Forum? Why not share your ideas and turn them into concrete projects – and have fun at the same time!? Then join the free Chairlift to Innovation and learn how to grow…
Chairlift to Innovation
From January 22 – 25, 2014 the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting takes place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The meeting brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world, including health and…
Top tips for project mangers who want to step up and become great leaders
Susanne Madsen, author of The Project Management Coaching Workbook: 6 steps to unleashing your potential, has recently asked me what my top tips are for project mangers who want to step up and become authentic and impactful leaders who add real value, build great teams and…
3 Steps from Zombie Projects to WOW Projects
Wikepedia defines Zombies as fictional undead creatures regularly encountered in horror and fantasy themed works. They are typically depicted as mindless, reanimated corpses with a hunger for human flesh, and particularly for human brains in some depictions. A project is a project is a project?…
How much do you want to invest in your WOW project?
It was a long wait. Weeks, no, months. Then, finally she won the long sought opportunity to work on a mega project. A project that not only was long in duration but also involved lots of people and stakeholders. What a challenge! And what a…
Your Path to Happy Leadership and Project Success
Today, 18 September 2013, I will be giving a free webinar for the PMI Information Systems Community of Practice entitled “Leadership, Happiness and Project Success”. Follow this LINK to learn more about dial-in information 2 Ingredients for project success In this webinar I am exploring…
What I have learned about leadership as a ski-instructor
It is the heat of the summer and I am thinking of skiing?! Well, yes, why not. I am thinking of skiing lots of time, regardless of the season. Why? Because it is one of my dearest passions. Hence, there is no such thing as…
Passion = More than just an ingredient to leadership and happiness
In an article entitled „The Secret to Living a Passionate Life“ in the book Pearls of Wisdom explain that you don’t have to be a celebrity to live a happy, joyful, fullfilling and successful life. Everyone can. The key is that you have to know…
How to Gain the Leadership Experience Employers Want
[Guest blog by Michael Keathley] According to The Job Outlook for the College Class of 2013 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), nearly all of the top ten bachelor degrees for hiring in the current job market involve leadership ability. These include…
Leadership doesn’t need tools but principles
Developing my new workshop „Leadership, Happiness and Project Success“ I came across the question whether or not there can be tools for developing leadership. After all, the second part of the preliminary workshop agenda read „Create a strategy with the best tools possible“. It is…