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Project Managers: Lose the Attitude
By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live
People have debated for years whether attitude impacts behavior or behavior impacts attitude. Regardless of which comes first, changing one will eventually affect the other. If we help employees change their behavior, their attitudes will be changed over time as well. This shift is often […]

Top 5 Tips for Screwing Up Project Planning
By Martin Webster
Some time ago I was accused of patronizing a project manager. Perhaps I was. But, I’m not apologizing.
Here’s why…
Why Project Planning Is Critical to Success
Project planning is of vital importance for achieving results. And, when I observe a project manager who fails to plan, I am […]

Use Workshops to Save Time and Energy on Your Project
By Richard Morreale
What is the one thing that most Projects lack? An abundance of time. Most Projects have a very tight schedule and anything that can be done to save time should be done, as long as it doesn’t compromise on quality. One thing that can […]

Want to Accelerate Your Leadership Development? 4 Reasons to Try Blended Learning
By Richard Lepsinger
Employees today often have schedules that leave little time for training. Between meetings and tight deadlines, many do not have enough hours in their workday to squeeze in classroom time. Yet if they don’t devote ample time to developing their skills, they’ll […]

Custom Software Development Is Dead
By Terry Bunio
Haven’t you heard? Custom Software Development is dead. No one should have any reason to do Custom Software Development unless you are building a product to resell to clients. The creation of a novel solution created to address a specific client or problem is definitely passé.
Custom Software Development is […]

Effective Nagging: The Fine Art of Project Management
By Kim Wasson
n my professional life I’ve done a whole lot of project management, sometimes as a project/program manager and sometimes when I was supposed to be doing something else (according to my title). Almost no one outside the groups in which I worked really understood what that […]

Art of Managing – Humility, Teamwork and Focus
By Art Petty
When asked how he wanted to be remembered, the late, great quality and management guru, W. Edwards Deming responded with, “I probably won’t be remembered.” After thinking about it, he added, “I would like to be remembered for trying to keep (American) businesses from committing suicide.”
While […]

Work Accountability and Visibility Go Hand-in-Hand
By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation
It’s one of the most common management gripes: Our employees aren’t accountable. They’re not meeting deadlines. The quality isn’t there. They’re not completing the amount of work they need to get done.
Our lives as managers would be so much easier if only our staff would […]

The Secret to Authentic Leadership in Projects
By Susanne Madsen
Authenticity is a fundamental building block in project leadership. Leadership doesn’t come from emulating others or from blindly following a set of rules. It comes from a deeply personal approach which is rooted in who you are as a person. Being authentic is about truly knowing yourself […]

Are You a Leader or a Laggard in Your Organization?
By Sheri Mackey
The truth is, you choose how you are perceived. We all experience lags that impact our careers and can result in very serious consequences to every one of us – this is nothing new. You are increasingly expected to do far more, with far […]