Teaching leadership? Yes, you can. – No, you can’t
A very simple question: can you teach leadership? Yes, of course. Just have a look at the thousands of books about leadership (haha, including my own :-)). This, by itself has to be a good indicator that leadership can be taught. Then, there are so…
The 3 Keys to Happiness & Success
And, what’s Leadership got to do with it? GUEST BLOG by Roxanne Kaufman Elliott, President of ProLaureate Ltd. Long ago in an ancient time, humankind was so abusive of the keys to happiness and success that the great elders and wise women of the time…
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…
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…
Zen of Self-Organizing Teams
Zen has been, is and most likely always will be one of the most influential, inspiring philosophies, perspectives of life. Self-organizing teams on the other side seem to be a rather modern phenomenon, some people believe. What does Zen and self-organizing teams have in common?. …
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…
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…
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…
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…