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…
Webinar Presentation „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“ now available
Today’s webinar presentation „The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success“ is now available on Slideshare and as pdf-download, here. In addition you can download a synopsis of the presentation, here. All of the 55 questions will be posted on the PMI IS CoP website /…
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…
Valuable Collaboration [includes presentation and white paper]
Everyone is talking about collaboration these days, especially in projects. Hence it was no big surprise that „collaboration“ was one of the key words at this week’s PMI Global Congress EMEA in Dublin, Ireland. Social media, communication, collaboration tools, …, you name it. Thank to…
PMI Global Congress EMEA 2011 in Dublin
Today is the second day of the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2011 in Dublin. More than 800 people came to Dublin to share their stories about project management and get inspired by new ideas. A fabulous event! My own presentation „The Good and Evil of…
The wise use of collaboration tools for project success
Collaboration is and always has been a central factor for project success. In times of international projects and virtual team environments collaboration is more important than ever. Technology can help overcome geographical boundaries to active collaboration. Indeed, technology has become an enabler of communication and…
Effective teams don’t need collaboration tools. Really? [includes podcast and presentation]
Last February I had a chance to attend (and speak at) the NASA Project Management Challenge in Long Beach, CA. In a session about collaboration tools one of the attendants claimed that „effective project teams don’t need collaboration tools“. I admit that this statement made…
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….
Learning from Egypt: A Lesson in Leadership
History is in the making when you look to Egypt these days. It is fascinating and scaring at the same time watching the Egyptian people demonstrating against the Mubarak regime, demanding „their“ leader to step down. – This is not the place to comment on…