action-plan

It’s my birthday.  It’s also the day we inaugurate our Presidents.  We’ve been doing it on January 20th for as many years as I remember (and that’s too many!) 
So why the hype now?  Are we all caught up in the fervor of hope?  Of a new beginning?  Of change?  Of pomp and circumstance?
There’s a message [...]

One of my CEOs recently mentioned that the recession is forcing him to rethink all aspects of his business, including how many employees it takes to do a job.  (Six people to change a light bulb?)
He remarked that he is in the business of clearing out the deadwood and is glad for the excuse to [...]

OK, so like the rest of us you have now lost headcount, lost other resources and have been told you have to do more with less.  What do you do?
You could have a temper tantrum and shout “It’s not fair.”  I know plenty of managers who are doing the grown-up equivalent of that.
You could quit.  [...]

The applause was thundering as the magician completed his performance. Proman A. Jecgert had hired the magician to help celebrate the completion of what would come to be called Phase One. The party included all participants across the organization. The grove in the trees was a perfect setting, and the sun shone [...]

Proman looked over the agenda for the first meeting of the management team. It was phenomenal how the champion for resolving these issues got this cross organization group to convene. Toni personally went to each of the key stakeholders and discussed the problems, pointed out the consequences, identified the benefits to each person’s [...]

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA PMP © 2007 All Rights Reserved
If you don’t want the project manager same job you had last year, you need to plan differently this year. So make a new years resolution to create a project management development plan.
What Do I Focus On?
In the last blog, you identified success factors that are your [...]