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...] about How to Make Friends When You are the Project Manager
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...] about Untapped Powers of Micromanagement in Project Management
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...] about How to Make Project Team Honor Commitments
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...] about Multinational Leadership: How to Successfully Lead Offshore Projects
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...] about Project Management Tips Ep 9: What makes a good project manager?
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...] about How to Manage Leaders and Lead Senior Project Managers