by lewsauder | Jan 15, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, Planning, Podcast, Stakeholder Management, Working remote
I recently was involved in a very successful project start up with a consulting client. Everything seemed to fall into place. The client walked away happy. We learned a lot about their business. It set us up for success for the future of the project. As the saying...
by lewsauder | Feb 19, 2021 | Career Management
I learned how to play chess at an early age. My brother, eight years older than me, was on the chess team in high school and taught me the rules. When I got to middle school, I joined the chess club. I hung out with my friends more than I played chess, but we snuck in...
by lewsauder | Feb 5, 2021 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership
I’ve mentioned in this blog before of my interest in U.S History, particularly when it comes to presidents. It’s an apolitical interest. I’m much more interested in a president’s leadership quality than where they stood on the political spectrum. In 1929, the United...
by lewsauder | Nov 20, 2020 | Career Management, Leadership
In one of my first stints as a project manager, I had someone that had been installed to mentor me. While I knew I had a lot to learn, he seemed to only find situations to criticize. I found this person to be inflexible and focused on the negative. I vowed that if I...
by lewsauder | Nov 6, 2020 | Career Management
In the current competitive job market, job candidates are working hard to develop ways to make them stand out among competing candidates. One way to do that is through certifications. The first one that comes to mind for Project management is the Project Management...
by lewsauder | Oct 23, 2020 | Career Management, Leadership
The formal practice of Project Management has been around since the 1950s when Henry Gantt developed his famous chart. The Project Management Institute was founded in 1969. PMI developed many formal practices and definitions for Project Management. They began...
