Traditionelle Organisationsentwicklung führt in eine Sackgassse
Heute erklärte ich den Teilnehmern des HR Summit beim 12. Deutschen Corporate Social Responsibility Forum warum traditionelle Organisationsentwicklung in die Sackgasse führt, weil es auf den falschen Annahmen und überholten Management-Theorien basiert. Stattdessen plädiere ich für einen agilen Ansatz der organisatorischen Potenzialentfaltung. Ein entsprechendes Programm entwickelte…
A dream coming true – the ideal company
Doing what I love, loving what I do. No more, no less. An international organization and environment where people are open for the unique and unprecedented opportunities of the digital transformation, also known as the Industrial Revolution 4.0. It is a place where you can…
2016: what’s to BE
Yes, I do have a number of new year’s resolution. Here is a list of topics I would like to write about: Building a Happy Workplace Forget HR: Why „HR“ is detrimental to organizational health and business growth (and what we need to do instead)…
Surviving in a Matrix: Simple Techniques for Effective Project Management in a Matrix Organization
You love projects. You love good project management. And you love the exhilaration of power teams and project success. BUT you are struck in a matrix? Not the matrix of the movie. But the matrix of a strong line organization where projects have all but…
Select for success – with happiness
In April I will be a speaker at this year’s Project Zone Congress in Frankfurt, Germany. Listen to what I shared in an interview with Stamford Global. The whole interview is available at http://projectzonecongress.com/news-articles/select-success-interview-thomas-juli Select for success – interview with Thomas Juli Submitted by Helina.Pukk…
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…
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…
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…