Leadership – Page 92 – Silicon Valley Project Management

Crossing the Knowing-Doing Gap

A couple of days ago I adamantly asserted that people working on projects sometimes know what needs to be done […]

If knowing “HOW” to do something were enough we’d all be rich and thin. There’s always some reason why well-intentioned,

In a previous post long ago I urged setting priorities even though everything SEEMS to be #1. Why don’t people

By ArLyne Diamond / March 10, 2007

Hi everyone, this is the end of my tour of duty as guest blogger. I wanted to end with some

Mordred – the ultimate betrayer – like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Mordred turned people against each other.

If you’ve never played in a drum circle you really owe it to yourself to find one in your local

Why are we so afraid of disagreement? Do we always have to “go along to get along” even if we

By Randall Englund / February 25, 2007

The payment is project failure. The investment is effective project sponsorship. Successful project managers invest in managing their sponsors: they

By Randall Englund / February 24, 2007

Many executives are assigned as project sponsors, but their organizations do not spend time training and explaining their expected roles

By Randall Englund / February 23, 2007

I often present the ten pieces of a puzzle that comprise an environment for successful projects. The pieces, however, will

By Randall Englund / February 22, 2007

Part One of Creating the Project Office is creating the conditions for change; Part Two is making the change; Part