PM Quote of the Day — Howard Stern
I will never feel successful. Howard expresses the emotions that fuel his drive for success and acclaim, which I touched on earlier in my post “The Muse that is Melancholy“. As that post notes,...
View ArticlePM Quote of the Day — James Michener
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. Posted in Leadership, Random Tagged: character, James Michener, PM Quote of the Day
View ArticleHow do you judge character?
I got an out of left field perspective during the Dalai Lama’s visit to MIT this past week. He was asked about model leaders and [h]e singled out President George W. Bush for his straightforwardness,...
View ArticleManager-Leader Gap in IT Strategy
A leader, a manager, and a business person? An illustration of the manager/leader gap discussed earlier (here) is drawn in this back-and-forth among Glenn Whitfield (here), Andrew Meyer (here), and...
View ArticleDeming and Project Management
I liked this post (here) by Bob Tarne on how Deming’s 14 points align with project management (especially agile). Our studies of Deming, Crosby, and Goldratt were among the most valuable parts of...
View ArticlePM Quote of the Day — Chinese Fortune Cookie
Commitment is what turns a promise into reality.Posted in Leadership Tagged: Chinese Fortune Cookie, Commitment, PM Quote of the Day
View ArticleCIO job rotation and commitment to IT value
Great interview by Linda Tucci at searchCIO.com (here) with Richard R. “Rick” Roy, CIO at CUNA Mutual Group about his experiences as a line manager and how they’ve transformed his IT leadership...
View ArticleWhy I left SAP…”macro” negatives
Second-guessing oneself is a risk when deciding to leave a leading company, so I needed to ensure that I had no regrets when I left SAP. In particular, I didn’t want short-term personal or “micro”...
View ArticleMatt Ridley on Gut Feelings and the Writings of Gerd Gigerenzer
Merry Christmas! Here’s the gift of a little science for all you “gut” deciders. Matt Ridley posted this yesterday, pointing to research that suggests that… more detailed analysis does not necessarily...
View ArticleThe “High Performer” high-wire act
Great post by Mike @Figliuolo that points out the pitfalls of hiring in high performers. More often than not, however, we hire for all the wrong reasons and never think beyond our immediate needs for...
View ArticlePMI Requires Business and Leadership Training
NOTE: My colleagues at PM College passed along the news that PMI is changing its PDU requirements. This post is adapted from our email to our customers. Well, it’s now official: the Project Management...
View ArticleNow THIS Is What I Mean By “Advanced” Training
We’ve had a ton of discussions with clients after the Project Management Institute (PMI)announcement that it would soon demand business and leadership training from its certification holders. Some...
View ArticleAre Organizations Hiring for Leadership and Business Skills?
I am continuing with my series on the PM Skills Webinar we just held (the webinar recording itself is here, registration required). My first post discussed how to hire for the right project,...
View ArticleHow Do I Interview for Soft Skills?
My last post in this series responding to questions asked by participants in our recent PM Skills Webinar (the webinar recording itself is here, registration required) covered whether employers were...
View ArticleMatt Ridley on Gut Feelings and the Writings of Gerd Gigerenzer
Merry Christmas! Here’s the gift of a little science for all you “gut” deciders. Matt Ridley posted this yesterday, pointing to research that suggests that… more detailed analysis does not necessarily...
View ArticleThe “High Performer” high-wire act
Great post by Mike @Figliuolo that points out the pitfalls of hiring in high performers. More often than not, however, we hire for all the wrong reasons and never think beyond our immediate needs for...
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