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…
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…
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…
Building Performing Teams [Presentation]
PMI Global Congress EMEA, Marseille, France, May 2012 Please join me for my presentation on Wednesday May 9, 2012 at the PMI Global Congress EMEA in Marseille. I will be speaking about The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success and how they can help…
Master Project Complexity: Project Management and Zen
Today’s projects become increasingly complex and a test of our leadership. What do you recommend to master this increasing complexity and to show your leadership skills at the same time? Individuals in the team and the whole team need orientation and guidance or an inspiration…
Management or the Death of Empowerment
I have been a fan and avid support of true empowerment of people and organizations. It is about sharing your information, experience, network, power and influence for the better of someone else. It is servant leadership at its best. Yes, it is about leadership and…
A New Business Paradigm
Last night I had the chance to talk with Kim Page, author of the upcoming book „From Corporate to Conscious„, about the new business paradigm moving to a more holistic and conscious leadership style. The conversation can be listened to at http://bit.ly/secSwx. I was and…
2011 – Going Strong – A Review of a Great Year
The big and typical question you ask yourself at the end of the year how the past 12 months were, how you faired. This year it is a simple question to answer: yes, it was a great year! Or, shall I say another great year. …
Handout for today’s webinar „Ethics and Project Success“
Join me today for my free webinar “Ethics and Project Success” which I will be conducting for the Ethics in Project Management Community of Practice of PMI on December 21, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Local Time (UTC +0100) (1 hour), i.e., 12…
Empowerment: The Path to More Responsibilities and Better Results in Less Time
To those of us who are used to empowerment, may it be that we empower people and organizations or that we are empowered by others, it may have become the natural way to conduct daily business. On the other side, to those who are used…