The concept of leadership can be very complicated, but for one PM it can be boiled down to a few core principles: care, understanding, service and protection. Keeping a close monitor of these behaviors can help you become a better leader of projects, programs and teams--and inspire many in the process.
I just read a post on LinkedIn titled "What Leadership Was And What It Has Become" refering to an article of the same title on leadertoday.org. Although it has some good points, it espouses ...
Throughout the years of running a PMO, I have come to learn that “your team is what you are made of”. There are various styles of leadership, and different people are attracted to and incl ...
As I mentioned in my recent post, your dedication to daily improvement of your leadership skills is essential to become a great project manager. Earlier this year, I spoke at gantthead.com ITXPO 2 ...
A strong project manager is one who is willing to adapt his or her style to get the best results from his or her team. This article sheds light on possible leadership style combinations that might promote team harmony and success across the team development stages, resulting in sustained leadership.
Moving your team communication into cyberspace changes communication and leadership. There. I said it. If you can't see someone's response to what you said, you are missing out on a ...
“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”?Antoin ...
Recently I wrote about the non-negotiable attributes of leaders. A lot of the feedback I received asked how we can use these skills in our day-to-day jobs, especially when we're encountering a busines ...
The ancient city of Istanbul, Turkey, made a fitting backdrop to discuss the massive social, economic and political shifts roiling across the business landscape -- and what it all means for project an ...
Seriously. Think about it. Extroverts are strong in verbal communication, expressive in body language, great in invading your private space, really loud and stuff like that. Stuff that is c ...
My friends and I will sometimes debate whether Superman or Batman is the more interesting superhero. Technically, I guess Batman isn't a superhero at all, he's just a very disturbed guy who ha ...
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