Networking IS a Risk Mitigation Strategy
The difference between success and failure for project manager is a thin line. One delay can have profound impact on […]
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A PM’s New Year Resolution that will Reap Long Term Results
The New Year is finally upon us which means it’s time for the annual tradition of professing personal and professional
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Thinking for Creative Solutions
The execution of decisions on projects tends to be more of an art than science. We’d love to have the
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Accelerating Implementation is a Decision Dilemma
How many decisions does it take to make a project? Thousands? Millions? The actual answer is much more as you visualize all the strategic decisions cascading down into the individual choices that drive daily actions. Add the growing complexity the global economic downturn has added to the mix and it’s no wonder that PMs and business leaders everywhere are struggling with executing plans that deliver predictable results. But, some interesting new research from the field of neuroscience is providing new insights into this age old problem. Let’s explore the challenges that are undermining our efforts to accelerate the speed of decision implementation.
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Prototype your way to Real
When project managing for innovation and change, three important steps are getting great inspiration, having an effective idea generation session, and then moving your ideas forward with prototyping. Consider your personal and organizational prototyping practices: do you prototype across a wide range of levels, from rough to real? Do you prototype both your tangible and intangible concepts, as you might for service design and organizational change? Take a look at the following post to imagine your path this year on what and how to prototype – for yourself or across your company.
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Career Lesson #1 – Family and Health. And, onward to 1/1/11 !
Well, there you have it #1 lesson: take care of your family and health. I am sure we are all
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Career Lessons 4,3,2 – Intuition, Impact, Community
We are counting down my top 10 career lessons of the past decade. Here is the next set of memorable
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Career Lessons 7,6,5 – Leaders, Pragmatism, Reflection
We are counting down my top 10 career lessons of the past decade. Here are the next set of memorable
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Ten Lessons Countdown – 10, 9, 8
Career Lessons 10, 9, 8 – Vacation, Balance and Change As I pointed out in my earlier blog, we will
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Ten Years, Ten Lessons – My Top 10 Career Lessons of the last decade
Can you believe we are heading into 2011? Imagine that! It seems that every year goes by faster than the
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Christmas: the un-Project
Well, here it is Christmas Eve, and it’s the day for cooking up a feast, admiring the tree, and fighting
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