The higher you get on the career ladder, the colder and lonelier it becomes. You may be a talented leader. Nevertheless, you are in the role that prescribes management. People don’t like to be managed. Your job is to make people do what needs to be done. And it is always at the top of … [Read more...]
Leadership In Project Management
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Untapped Powers of Micromanagement in Project Management
“It looks like a micromanagement to me,” Corwin said just as we left the room. “What’s the problem?” I asked. “Micromanagement is a bad technique, isn’t it?” Corwin was surprised. Micromanagement got a bad reputation. It is a tool of evil project managers! Only despotic leaders use … [Read more...]
How to Make Project Team Honor Commitments
Making people honor commitments is a complex problem. Asking them to provide some level of output consistently is difficult. Forcing someone to work is unacceptable. I hope you agree on that. So, what can you do? In this article, I will get through three approaches you can take. This … [Read more...]
Multinational Leadership: How to Successfully Lead Offshore Projects
What are the most relevant challenges of leadership in multinational leadership? Without forgetting the time difference, language barriers, different assumptions based on different cultures, I have experimented that using the right multinational leadership to manage resources is the most … [Read more...]
Project Management Tips Ep 9: What makes a good project manager?
Mention Resources: How to Find More Time and Start Learning [Real-life example] Conflict Resolution Techniques in Project Management [Masterclass] Practical Application of Motivation and Leadership in Project Management Transcript The question of the day is: What makes a good project … [Read more...]
How to Manage Leaders and Lead Senior Project Managers
Sometimes you need to lead senior project managers or even just senior team members. There are serious challenges you will face for sure. They won’t recognize your authority. They will keep to old ways of doing things. They will have their own interests. It means many conflict situations. I get … [Read more...]
[Masterclass] Practical Application of Motivation and Leadership in Project Management
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How to put motivation and leadership into one practical guide? I gave this speech on PMI Kyiv Chapter even in 2016. At last, I found time and inspiration to put it all into a video master class for you. https://youtu.be/H9JBsdbNGno Download Slide Deck (PDF) Get "Tribes: We need you to lead … [Read more...]
Leadership in Project Management and What Does it Mean?
I googled about leadership in project management. I was surprised to see how misleading the majority of search results are. Leadership is an integral part of project management. Nevertheless, here is what you will find there: In the article on ProjectManagement.com there is a table showing the … [Read more...]
26 Arguments to Prove the Benefits of Project Management
It is painful to explain obvious benefits of project management. Making project more efficient sounds too generic. Moreover, can you prove that? And the most powerful argument from the opposite side: ”It has been working this way for years. Why would we need to change anything?” I get it. It is … [Read more...]
Leadership Without Authority And 5 Tips That Will Win Your People
There are many cases where you need to apply leadership without authority. You come to a new job or start a new project. You get into a group of peers. On a weekend volunteer project. The problems are always the same. How to win disposition of a person or even a group. Truth is the solution is … [Read more...]
