Ethics and Project Success – Free Webinar on Dec 21
I invite you to my new 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…
The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 3 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Leadership, Project Winners, the Learning Project Organization, and the future PMO
This is the third part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. Part 2 covers my lessons learned from sessions on sustainability, ethics, innovation, and Agile. In this 3rd part I am…
The Learning Project Organization
My presentation „The Learning Project Organization“ I gave at the PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas on Oct 25 is now available on Slideshare. A pdf version can be downloaded here. Synopsis of presentation: We live in a dynamic, ever-changing world where we can expect…
Free Webinar „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“, Oct 5, 12 PM EST
On October 5, 2011 I will conduct a one hour webinar entitled „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“. What is it about? We all need and thrive for successful projects. But what does it take to get there? There is no doubt that good…
Tips on Handling a Problem Team Member on your Project
[by Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP ] Oh there is a problem alright. And it starts with the fact that you have a boss, peer or project team member who is completely in denial about the chaos that is all around them. If they do see…
What’s driving you?
In his latest post Bill Barren talks about the importance of realizing the urgency of a problem if you want to change something. The blog is entitled „Mosquitos, Malaria and What May Be Stopping You From Getting Clients“. Bill cites the dilemma of malaria deaths…
One of the most important keys to project success: building vision
There are many factors that contribute to project success. It starts with your attitude toward project success and your belief in success. Without a clear vision of project success, your project is likely to fail. This is why it is important that you spend enough…
Creating high-performance contexts for teams
According to Charles J. Pellerin high-performance contexts for teams have the following characteristics: Mutual respect, people feel valued Reality-based optimism, commitment People feel included, trustworthy Clear organization, accountability In his book How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams….
Work environment: It’s your own choice
Our work environments have a huge impact on our contributions, how they are perceived and valued, and how we feel. This is not a new insight. And yet often I hear that we cannot really change our own work environments, that they are predefined and/or…
Crisis = danger and opportunity
Everybody is talking about the crisis. What about you? Are you lamenting about the present situation? Do you see a light at the end of the tunnel? Or do you actually embrace the crisis, take it as an opportunity to learn? Yesterday I have come…