The use of sports terminology and analogies is often overdone in the workplace, but applied in the right context they can inspire and illustrate how to get things done as a team. Here are eight areas where linking the worlds of sports and project management might help your next project.
The OODA Loop is a concept used by military strategists and law enforcement to “get inside” an opponent’s decision-making cycle. Here’s how the technique can help to keep your projects in control — or to bring troubled initiatives back on track before it’s too late.
by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group
In today’s increasingly dynamic project world, more and more project managers are finding themselves riding an extreme project--a venture characterized by high speed, high change, high complexity and high stress. What does it take to succeed? Let's look at nine vital leadership practices.
More project team members are working virtually, but the leadership models that once prevailed in organizations no longer cut it in an environment in which cohorts type instead of talk and rarely see each other face-to-face. Here are three core competencies for leading virtual teams.
How you deal with stressful situations on your projects can often define you as a leader, for better or worse. It starts with understanding your natural response to stress and consciously managing it. Your team will takes cues on how well you are coping, and they will be able to focus on their work the better you do it.
"If they have moving sidewalks in the future, when you get on them, I think you should have to assume sort of a walking shape so as not to frighten the dogs."