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...
by lewsauder | Sep 25, 2020 | Career Management, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
The key function of a project manager is to influence people. The best way to do that is to have strong relationships. Relationship development is important from two major aspects. It is certainly a big short-term benefit on whatever project you are working on. But it...
