Project Mangers, Points and the Space in between
How might we apply the observations Richard Nisbett made in his book Geography of Thought to the project-driven workplace? Is …
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Global Leadership
Building Rapport – East and West
Recently one of my clients sent a team of engineers to Japan. For most of the team this was their …
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The Hidden Value of Conferences and Symposiums
If all you are planning on doing at the next conference you attend is to learn something from the sessions and the exhibits, my advice would be to save your money, focus on your work, and ‘get the dvd’. As we all know, attending conferences isn’t just about the sessions, the keynote speakers, or the product demos. The values you attain from attending conferences are all in the periphery, they are about the ‘X Factors’, those that help you , your team and your company get ahead professionally.
The Myth About Project Managers
Let’s get out of the dark ages and admit what we know. Project manager is a misnomer. We don’t manage …
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A Century of Scientific Management
Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in …
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Learn a foreign language in between projects and on the go
Project managers work on various projects, sometimes traveling to various clients’ sites. You juggle many emails, calls, faxes and meetings …
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Breaking the myths about language learning as an adult
1. If I just use music and media, may I give up studying grammar and vocabulary and quit my language …
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Changing the way you think about foreign language learning
Do you think of foreign language learning as sitting in your boring, stuffy high school Spanish class repeating “Yo me …
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Why should project managers speak another language?
Unfortunately, in many countries, especially English-language ones, foreign languages have not been taken seriously by educational institutions, parents and children. …
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How does one carefully maintain the balance between effective communication and time management?
The rule of thumb is that the answer to most questions starting with “should everything be” is “NO”.
It’s the same with this question.
Effective communication IS time management. It isn’t a trade-off, such as this question seems to imply. Consider how much time you waste through misinterpretation, vague directions, mistakes and hurt feelings when you are not communicating clearly?
There’s much more to this than meets the eye, but here are five of six tips to effective communication AND time management?
Give me some team spirit around the world
Time is running and we’re all focused on getting the job done. When working on international projects, the speedometer is …
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What remote managers need to know about staying on top of remote and global employees.
Last article we discussed some of the down-side to working remotely (either from home or from an off-site office). We discussed some techniques an employee can stay in the spotlight, even when they are not located in the same site as their reporting manager, cohorts or those making the salary decisions. Today, we’ll cover the challenges and solutions from the managerial position.
A primary concern for a manager is : as your team starts to grow apart in location, how do I assure the team doesn’t also “grow apart as a team”. How does one keep a cohesive workforce across both distance and time zones?
Project Management Unplugged: The Loneliness of the Long-distance Program Manager
Until recently, it was an article of faith with me that I could not work remotely from my teams and …
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What Language Do You Speak?
Effective use of body language is a sure way to establish rapport with your audience during your presentation. Maintaining eye …
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Corporate development & finance – Business value from the corporate perspective
Now it is time to explore how these services and capabilities are viewed by the enterprise in terms of true business value and competitive advantage. Corporate development concerns itself with the management arm of the enterprise, setting the strategy and priorities, and ensuring that the enterprise wide investments are aligned with future strategic goals.
Enterprise Architecture – Linking Teams to the Enterprise
Now that the linkage between the delivery and operations of the service has been established and the PM understands how the service enables a capability, it is time to make the connection between the delivery team and the organization.
I believe that helping the PM understand EA and its links to Business Architecture (BA) will help to crystallize the role that their delivery team plays in the broader scope of the enterprise.
Services Management – The life-cycle of a Service
Linking Project Delivery in the early stages to business value can be challenging at best, due to changing strategic goals of the enterprise. Also, understanding the full life cycle of the delivered service, including the total cost of ownership and the end-to-end life-cycle of the service can be a difficult task to assume and communicate.
Santa, the Project Manager
Kris Kringle had been wondering about a way to brighten up the winter season, and at the same time reward …
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Change or Die
As a member of the PMI Leadership Institute Advisory Group I have the pleasure to have an active part in …