Break in the Chain
November 25, 2009
A little coaching can fuel confidence in a project team member (Image courtesy sidewalk_flying @ Flickr) No matter how much we stress communication, there will always be a breakdown or two somewhere in the process. Despite the sometimes dire consequences,... Read more...
Guest Post – Follow Through
October 20, 2009
One of the greatest frustrations that any manager can experience is that of giving an instruction, only to have it not properly or completely carried out. There is a degree of trust implicit in any human interaction, but in the workplace, there are... Read more...
Guest Blogger: Who Put You In Charge?
September 2, 2009
A project manager’s job is never performed in a vacuum. Not only is he or she responsible for the project team, the customer, and the various support staff, but the PM has also been specifically selected by someone to perform the job in the first... Read more...
Guest Blogger – The Flip Side – Accepting Delegation
July 23, 2009
It isn’t hard to find resources promoting effective management – whether of projects or people. From IT to manufacturing to engineering, one of the most common recommendations – nay, directives – is to delegate. To believe... Read more...
How Much is Too Much
June 30, 2009
It is always tempting to learn a new skill or method and try to use it everywhere. There is the old saying about the boy who, after discovering a hammer, “sees the whole world as a nail.” As I mentioned in my last post, a project manager’s... Read more...