Thomas Juli
Free Webinar „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ – March 6, 2013
On Wednesday March 6 I gave a free webinar on „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ on on Wednesday March 6th, 2013 at 12:00pm (US Eastern Time, Coordinated Universal Time -5 hours). NOTE: If you happen to be one of the 989 individuals who…
Closing the gap between education and employment (a McKinsey report)
Today I have come across an excellent report by McKinsey on how to close the gap between education and employment. Young people today are three times as likely as their parents to be out of work. Yet many employers can’t find people with the…
Is it worth working on ideas and projects for social good vs. projects for profits?
Again and again I am asked why i-Sparks, a new online platform for individuals and organizations interested in social change, is focusing on ideas and projects for social good vs. projects for profits. After all, the underlying approach and methodologies are also applicable in the…
6 steps to unleashing your potential: The Project Management Coaching Workbook [book review]
WARNING: This is a workbook. Do not read it if you want to read just another book on project management, project leadership, and project success. If, however, you are sincerely interested in learning what it takes to develop and improve your project management and leadership…
Project for Passion
Today I have come across an excellent article about passion in design. It is entitled „The Game Has Changed. Design for Passion.“ and has been written by Adam Nash. While Adam talks about design thinking his observations can and should easily be applied to your…
Achieving a Work-Life-Balance – Follow up from Synergy 2012
On November 1, 2012 I had the privilege to speak at and attend the 2012 Synergy Projec Management Event in London, UK. It was a fabulous conference with more than 500 people attending. Considering that there were „only“ about 850 people attending the PMI Global…
The Power and Illusion of Self-Organizing Teams [free download]
The final version of my presentation of „The Power and Illusion of Self-Organizing Teams“ held at the PMI Global Congress North America 2012 on October 21, 2012 in Vancouver is now availalbe for free download. Please let me know if you would like to receive…
International Project Management Day postponed to November 15, 2012
Join us on November 15, 2012 for what is arguably the largest virtual project management event in the world! Last year over 30,000 professionals attended, with rave reviews. This year we hope to reach over 50,000. Once registered, you will have access to over 30…
PMI Global Congress – Session Overview
In a recent online discussion on LinkedIn a number of people have expressed their surprise that it is difficult to find an overview of all sessions at the PMI Global Congress North America 2012 in Vancouver (October 20-23). I admit that I, too, had a…
Zen of Self-Organizing Teams
Zen has been, is and most likely always will be one of the most influential, inspiring philosophies, perspectives of life. Self-organizing teams on the other side seem to be a rather modern phenomenon, some people believe. What does Zen and self-organizing teams have in common?. …