In speaking to an ExecSense audience recently about coaching, I realized that coaching is not only relevant to COOs but can be the difference between success and failure on any project or for any project leader.
When I spoke at the Project Managers SIG in Silicon Valley recently, we spent the majority of the time talking about overcoming obstacles. Upon returning, I faced several new obstacles in a construction project I've been coordinating, and so I've been thinking of the critical importance of overcoming obstacles. [...]
As important as project teams, project tasks, and critical milestones are to project success, they do not compare to the importance of marketing.
As we start off the New Year, it often takes a while to get back into the swing of things.
As we close out the year, wouldn’t it be nice to achieve year-end results with critical projects?
As the headlines on the Wall Street Journal and business magazines are increasingly concerned about the economy in today’s new normal, businesses are re-thinking their business plans and searching for opportunities to increase profitability and cash flow.
If you’re interested in reading more about successes, failures and case studies about project leadership, there are many articles on my Articles & Publications webpage under the category of Project Management
In today’s new normal business environment, there is a lack of a robust recovery and fears of a double-dip recession. No more easy sales. No more easy profitability.
Too many projects fail to deliver the intended results.
In my experience in working with project teams globally across multiple industries, I’ve found the following three strategies provide the optimal route to achieve success
