Chicago Cubs – playing the long game…
There is quite a bit of effort required to be loyal – whether for a few years or 108 years. Perhaps we should find a “cause” worthy of loyalty. Does your manager inspire loyalty?
Favorite Charities 2016
Find out what is important to your colleagues, your boss and/or your employees. Whether or not you can ever do anything to help with these causes, don't you think it would be good to know what is important to them?
Best Practices in Project Teamwork
Teams with stronger levels of teamwork surpass the results of those with high individual contributors that do not work as effectively together.
5 Ways Project Management and Lean Manufacturing Speed Up Processes
Using lean and project management approaches together can take your production process to the next level.
Leadership Will Make or Break Success
You may experience short term results with increased project focus, but long term success will fail without effective leadership.
Simple Tips For Project Success
If common sense was prevalent, companies would probably double their profits.
Why Blame Doesn’t Work
Instead of complaining about Mary or Steve, how could you re-phrase your concern into a productive conversation?
Leaders and “They”
Weak leadership is prevalent but surmountable by starting with an attitude adjustment. Instead of thinking of other leaders as “they”, remember that it’s a team effort and collaborate as “we”.
How to Manage Supply Chain Complexity (using PM tools)
Supply chains continue to increase in complexity. I've observed this firsthand from managing hundreds of projects in manufacturing organizations over the last 25 years, including navigating end-to-end supply chain. Being able to effectively manage this complexity is essential to achieve important business objectives–growth and profitability.
Agile or Traditional Project Management: Which is Better?
Although traditional project management gains results, using a bit of agile common sense can provide two critical factors in the current business climate – speed and flexibility.