3 pillars for success: Finding a clear focus, effective strategy and aligned priorities
Today I have come across a truly inspirational video showing Tony Robbins speaking about The Art of Focusing. What does this have to do with projects? A lot, i.e. if you are interested in project success I highly recommend you take a few minutes to…
A Project Success Formula
Project success is … There a endless articles and books about project leadership (including my own, of course :-)) that explain why and how leadership is one of the key ingredients for success. In my own book I outline five leadership principles for project success…
Project success does NOT make you happy
Project success is wonderful – we think, we believe, we are told. But, does it make us happy? Of course, it does. But, do we first need to achieve project success to become happy? NO. The opposite is the case. Watch the video below to…
You have to behave like a kid to become a leader
Can trainee programs teach leadership? Yes, but most of them don’t I conducted a project leadership for members of a trainee program. Attendees were motivated and full of energy. Participation was very good and some of the insights and outcomes of the interactive exercises were…
What are self-organizing teams?
Following up some of the questions in my last webinar on March 6 I want to explain what distinguishes a self-organizing team from a manager-led and self-governing team. Manager-led teams are defined and led by someone from the outside. A manager appoints a project manager…
Questions about self-organizing teams
Following up my webinar about „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ I gave on March 6, 2013 I have consolidated all questions asked during and immediately following the webinar. As promised I will answer each of the questions in the coming weeks. In the…
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…