A New Era in Corporate Philanthropy?
byAs the world continues to advance at a rapid rate, is it time to rethink how organizations support philanthropic causes?
As the world continues to advance at a rapid rate, is it time to rethink how organizations support philanthropic causes?
While many organizations fully recognize the importance of sustainability, implementing responsible sustainability initiatives remains a significant challenge. One of the biggest business challenges is to understand where to start.
The recent shift toward flexible work arrangements has redefined how projects are managed and executed, emphasizing the need for adaptability and the integration of digital tools to maintain team cohesion and project momentum across dispersed settings.
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We start the new decade with a bang as we present the 13th edition of our annual virtual conference and exhibition! Whether you’re a seasoned PM or new to the field, PMXPO provides an excellent opportunity to learn, network, earn PDUs and broaden your perspective on project management. This year’s show is headlined by keynote speaker Cara Brookins, a bestselling author who rebuilt her broken family by building her own house watching “how-to” videos on YouTube.
Achieving successful project outcomes is especially difficult in environments with extreme resource scarcity. The PMI-funded study focuses specifically on bricolage—“making do with what is at hand.”
To equip student leaders with practical strategies for networking, sustainability, and application, enabling them to create a thriving, resilient community within their clubs that fosters personal and professional growth.
Organizations need to become more sustainable, and this requires changing interactions with customers and suppliers. Here the author outlines how project managers can embed sustainability practices in a new ERP implementation, or run a separate sustainability project for existing ERP systems.
In an effort to reduce costs—and citing technology that can supposedly automate and streamline some tasks—companies might be convinced they can eliminate one or more project manager positions. Here's why that is a horrible idea.
Failing to keep employees engaged at work causes long-lasting heartache for HR, supervisors, and senior executives. And it’s detrimental to the growth of any organization’s most precious resource: its people. Here are some solutions to try.
It's time we address the continuing fallacy of the "Next Big Thing." The future of work will in some ways be radically different. It will also be, in many respects, stubbornly the same. Technology changes quickly. People, politics and organizations do not.
If work arrangements don’t impact performance, why are more and more organizations insisting on a return to office? What’s driving the perception that at least some amount of office time is required?
Organizations are always looking to improve strategic decision-making, but that can be difficult to achieve. However, there are ways to gain an advantage. Here we explore improving visibility and collaboration.
Adopting and evolving a hybrid work model as soon as possible will allow PMs and teams to become comfortable, and for organizational best practices to be developed. But how many organizations are ready for all these changes?
What factors improve the odds that project teams will deliver superior project performance? What factors inhibit those performances? Here we explore some power skills, address some disablers, and shatter some common myths.
Organizations need projects to succeed...so why aren’t more of them investing in their difference makers? A new report reveals a shocking statistic that serves as a warning sign many companies must heed.
All teams are made up of diverse people. Your ability to identify and integrate the diverse characteristics of individual members into a coherent and productive unit is one measure of your capability as a modern team leader.
Many forces “naturally” tend toward complexity. It's far more desirable to keep things simple—but that takes effort. Let's consider simplicity in terms of what we do and how we go about doing it—with practical tips on how to incorporate it into our work.
Women are increasingly taking leadership roles in project management with confidence and pride. But despite progress on multiple fronts, they encounter several obstacles. How can we change this?
International Women's Day empowers many women to speak up and exchange stories and ideas. But our efforts must last 365 days. A practitioner with decades of experience shares observations on her journey.
While this PM wishes we didn’t need International Women’s Day, she's glad we have an opportunity to assess where we are. The world has changed—in many good ways—since she started her career journey...but we still have work to do.
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” Mentoring is a great way to support women’s career journeys. Read on to find out how you can help those on the ladder.
"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." - Jack Handey |