Remember Lee Iacocca
A good friend of mine, James Bowman, Ph.D, MSEd, Director and Founder of MOTIVATE2B, has forwarded me this excellent read. Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He’s now 82 years old and has a new book, ‚Where Have…
Lessons Learned – Effective Leaders Encourage Feedback Sharing
Conducting Lessons Learned workshop can be very valuable. Not just after a project finish, but during the course of a project. When conducting such a workshop, collect and sort the feedback of the team AND let the team prioritize its feedback. Experience shows that it…
Dealing with fools with tools: Have them document it
Following up a previous post on “fools with tools” I was recently asked what I would do if a team member does not want to use a standard tool or template, let it be, for example, a change request form or an issue table in…
Sacking a non-performing team member – this, too, can be a sign of leadership
I have recently worked on a project which consisted of several sub-projects. Most of them were running smoothly, i.e., milestones were met, deliverables were generally of good quality. Unfortunately, there was one project which continually was running late. The project objectives were clearly defined, there…
PMI Global Congress EMEA 2009 in Amsterdam: I will be there!
I will be conducting 2 3-hour sessions at the PMI Global Congress – EMEA 2009 held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 18-20, 2009. The session is entitled, „Yes We Can: Team-Building as a Means to Re-Align a Project„. My own time slots will be Tuesday May…
My own contribution to an upcoming book
As mentioned in my post of earlier this week I got the chance and honor to having contributed to a forthcoming book. The title is „Corporate Bold: What Every Corporate Professional Must Know“. Information about this book can be found at http://www.corporatebold.com/cb. From the official…
Another excellent podcast on project management
Today I have found yet another excellent podcast on project management. http://www.thepmpodcast.com is run by Cornelius Fichtner. I highly recommend this podcast.
A Recession = The Best Time to Start
Yes, we are in a recession. So what!? It is a normal thing in our economy. The severity may change and the present recession seems to become a big one. Still, this must not be a reason to despair, lament the present situation. Instead, it…
Busy December: a new project, 1 presentation, 5 prepared presentations, 1 publication
It has been awhile since my last post. The reasons are simple: a) I started a new project engagement, b) I was working on new presentations I plan to give in 2009, and c) I wrote a short chapter for a forthcoming book in 2009….
All work is project work
Well, not all work but most. I have recently come across an article which states this. The article can be found at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/24/wowproj.html is an excellent read. It is entitled “The Wow Proejct”, yet goes way beyond project work. “Wow Projects”, the author, Tom Peters,…