A Command Performance

Kevin Coleman is a highly skilled senior level project and program manager/advisor with experience leading projects with labor budgets ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars to multi-million dollar budgets across multiple industries.

  Communications Management   Strategy  

Organizations are under great pressure these days to change and keep pace with the rapid evolution of existing technologies. They are further being challenged to rapidly respond and adapt to the plethora of emerging technologies. This includes an increasing threat posed by new non-traditional organizations that spring up and instantly become competitors to well-established organizations.

These factors add up to increased attention that is focused on delivering projects on time and within budget. The increase in attention goes all the way up to the executive suite and beyond. Yes, “beyond” means keeping the board of directors informed.

With the increased oversight on programs and projects of strategic importance, program and project managers find themselves being invited for command performances before the boards of directors. Many professionals feel that if they do well, it could enhance their career. On the flip side, if they perform poorly, it is a career-limiting move.

This has become such an important part of a professional’s skillset, organizations have created and offer two-day training programs that address speaking at the board level. The following provides a bit of advice when you find yourself in this position.

Based on 25 years of experience, here is a short-course on speaking at the board level. First, you need to determine who …

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