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Do you have a leadership personality?
Every president’s leadership personality As some of you know, I listen to audiobooks and podcasts in the car as a way to pass the time on my long daily commute to and from work. I recently finished listening to the podcast series “Presidential.” This is a 44-episode...
Defining the Project Escalation Process
It has probably happened to you at one time or another. You’re sitting in a meeting with your boss present when an issue comes up. You’ve been trying to resolve that issue for a week. It’s the first time your boss is hearing about it. He asks why he wasn’t made aware...
The Communication Skills of a Project Manager
I’ve often mentioned that a project manager is the CEO of his or her project. Knowing that a CEO needs to be able to communicate in many ways, the project manager has to have a wide variety of communication skills in order to be effective. Verbal Communication Skills...
Thinking a Step Ahead of the Project Owner
In my early days of managing projects, the tasks ran the show. I was the man with the to-do list. I filled it out every night before leaving work. Every morning I religiously reviewed it, verified the priorities, and executed each item for a successful day. The...
Can You Estimate Like Your Team Members?
Project managers have a certain notoriety with their teams. They push team members to reduce their estimates for work. Once an agreed upon estimate is reached, the PM pushes the team to beat the estimate. If the estimate can’t be beaten, it certainly has to be...
Scheduling backwards to be on time
I’ve always wanted to get into the mind of people who are habitually late. As one who prides himself on promptness, I hate to be late. On the rare occasion that I am late, I’m very apologetic. But people who are always late must be intentionally late. When they stroll...