Making the leap from traditional methods to highly creative methods doesn’t always work well. If you want to pursue creative problem solving, getting started with smaller efforts first is helpful. Here are six steps that can help.
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Project managers have a responsibility to their teams to be a leader, and leaders put pressure on themselves to be mistake-free. But having to be "right" all the time is a detriment, not a benefit. Here are some ways to deal with the want or need to be right…
As we come to the close of 2019, let’s reflect on ways we can give back. To fire up your imagination, here are a few ways to get back into volunteering next year.
Learning and the need to learn are hallmarks of the professional knowledge worker. To be effective leaders and help promote learning in our teams and organizations, we must embrace and model desired behaviors.
In the digital world, project management can mean something very different to the traditional concept. What can “old school” project management learn from that?
Great CIOs are not necessarily great technologists. They don’t even need to have had hands-on experience in programming, networking or infrastructure. But what they must have is the ability to understand enough about those disciplines to know fact from fiction--and the ability to surround themselves with an appropriate team of IT subject matter experts. For many, this will sound like heresy; for others, a refreshing change from stereotypical norms.
Do you have a clear line-of-sight on your Quadrant II items, the non-urgent tasks that are still important in your career and life? Do you prioritize your time to help you achieve those things? Learn how.