Leadership is a learned behavior.
- Everything as a Service- The IT department needs to think in terms of the services they provide, rather than the tools they use. Continue reading
- Commitment: It’s the Way Business is Done- It is not unreasonable for management to ask a software development team for commitments to specific delivery dates. Continue reading
- Palm Trees and Carrots- A company that abandons its roots doesn't have much room to grow. Continue reading
- How to Develop the Living- The Zombie Apocalypse is not an HR product: How to hire, retain, and develop the living. Part four of four. Continue reading
- How to Retain the Living- The Zombie Apocalypse is not an HR product: How to hire, retain, and develop the living. Part three of four. Continue reading
- How to Recruit the Living- This is the second of a series of four posts based on my interview for the Conscious Software Development Telesummit, conducted by Michael Smith, The Zombie Apocalypse is Not an HR Product: How to Recruit, Hire, Retain, and Develop the … Continue reading
- How to Hire the Living- The Zombie Apocalypse is not an HR product: How to hire, retain, and develop the living. Part one of four. Continue reading
- The Impossible Deadline- A LinkedIn member asks a project management group: What do you do when the project sponsor commits to an impossible deadline? Continue reading
- Leadership Lessons Learned from Bridgegate- The key lesson to be learned from the New Jersey Bridgegate scandal is that you can’t manage your way out of a crisis; you have to lead. Continue reading
- A Leader Without Followers- John Boehner, leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, on the 2013 government shutdown he knew would be a disaster. Continue reading
- The Project Manager as Producer- Part of the job of a project manager is to "get everyone pulling on the same end of the rope." Continue reading
- What Does Project Management Mean to Me? A Project Manager’s Sermon- Project management is my contribution to creating the future. My post for the first ever Project Management FlashBlog! #pmFlashBlog Continue reading
- George Tenet on Servant Leadership- Former Director of the CIA George Tenet illustrates servant leadership with a quote from "Gates of Fire." Continue reading
- Coaching and Mentoring Are Different- Good coaching is brief and focused on specifics, whereas good mentoring requires development of a long-term relationship. Continue reading
- The Collective Intelligence of Teams- Anita Williams Woolley gives a brief summary of the findings of her research into the Collective Intelligence of Teams. Five minutes, safe for work. Continue reading
- A Period of Transition- This isn't just the end of one year and the beginning of another, but a period of transition. Continue reading
- At What Point Does Micro-Targeting Become Unethical?- We recently received an official-looking letter in the mail. At least, they wanted it to look official, because it’s festooned with little flourishes like “Request Immediate Action” and “2nd Attempt,” and a warning listing the criminal penalties for interfering with … Continue reading
- Project Management and Leadership – A Case Study- Shim Marom and I have agreed to a "crossover" of sorts - we're simultaneously posting our thoughts on a project management case study. Continue reading
- An Opportunity to Re-start Requires a Transition Plan- One of the most valuable benefits of an iterative prototyping methodology is that you can learn a whole lot from actually using a prototype, and then decide to build a new prototype using a very different set of assumptions and decisions. Continue reading
- Troubled Projects and Troubled Tasks- A critical path task that is running late, or in danger of negatively impacting overall quality, provides a challenge for the project manager. Continue reading
- Finding Your Inner Quentin Tarantino- If you work at gathering and maintaining a high-performing team, you’ll probably find it easier to recruit high-performers for your next project. Continue reading
- Disengaged Workers are a Symptom, Not a Problem- The observed phenomenon of employees being actively disengaged, frequently termed "presenteeism," is a symptom, not the problem. Continue reading
- Studying Leadership (for project managers)- If you're serious about pursuing a career where you have to influence others with only limited authority, you need to study leadership. Continue reading
- Get Ready for the Future- IT is increasingly a commodity, and every organization that needs to look closely at how they plan to use their IT resources in the coming decade. Continue reading