What Often-Hidden Year-End Project Priority Can Yield Results?
Focusing on data integrity will translate into improved business performance over the long term.
Simplicity is “In”
Instead of getting bogged down in complexity, continually follow these three key steps, and you'll leave your competition in the dust.
Ride the Wave & Succeed with Virtual Teams
Since virtual meetings will be a mainstay in the professional world and especially with project teams, it is incumbent upon us to find a way to succeed in this environment.
Project Priorities for Success
To be successful in business, you must be able to pinpoint and act upon your company priorities. As a business consultant and former VP of Operations who has led and participated in hundreds of logistics and supply chain projects, I have yet to find a company without project management [...]
Are You On-Time, On-Budget and On-Results? Go Back to the Basics!
Published in Project Times July 24, 2013 What company doesn't have at least several projects going at once to try to support essential objectives? In my 20+ years of experience as a global business consultant and operations executive, I've yet to see one! As projects are commonplace in organizations, [...]
Project Leadership Doesn’t Matter Unless You Care About Results
Published in Project Times on June 19, 2013 There's no need to be concerned with your project's leadership UNLESS you want to ensure success! It seems to be more challenging than ever to find excellent project leaders yet it is one of the most critical periods of time for [...]
Volatility is the New Norm – Are You Ready to Thrive with Change?
Published in Project Times, Wednesday, 24 April Click here for original article. Volatility is the new norm in today’s business environment. How often does your supplier decide to close up shop? Or, does your 20 year customer decide to go through a rigorous selection process? Or, does natural disaster [...]
Leadership to Accelerate Bottom Line Results
In today’s “new normal” business environment, leadership is even more critical to achieving bottom line results because customers are demanding more for less, employees are concerned about the future and cash is tight. In my experience working with clients across multiple industries and globally, I’ve found there is one [...]
How to Thrive in 2010’s “New Normal” Business Operations Environment
The business environment has changed and will not "return to normal"; instead, a "new normal" is emerging. The U.S. and the world economy have been in a recession for at least a year, and the media is starting to discuss a slow recovery. Whether the recovery is weak or [...]
Project Failure: How to Avoid Top Causes
Communication is vital to project management success. Are you looking for different methods to make certain your messages is getting across? Published in "ExecutiveBrief" website, April, 2013 So much of an organization’s success is tied to project success! Can you think of any significant organization initiative or improvement that [...]