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...
by lewsauder | Aug 14, 2020 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership, Planning
We often think of project managers being overly organized. Tracking their to do list and checking items off of the project plans, they move the project forward. Getting the project done on time an on budget is the goal. Things happen on a daily basis that always tend...
by lewsauder | Jul 31, 2020 | Career Management
We are in the middle of the COVID-19 Recession. Millions of people have been put out of work. Unemployment levels have exceeded those of the great recession of 2007-08. We are now comparing it to the Great Depression. Unemployment has hit project and program managers...
by lewsauder | May 22, 2020 | Working remote
The COVID-19 pandemic has put most of the business workforce in a work from home (WFH) arrangement. Even before that, there was a growing trend toward WFH. For project managers where WFH is a new phenomenon, there are several adjustments to make. Getting organized The...
by lewsauder | Jan 12, 2018 | Career Management, Leadership, Planning, Stakeholder Management
I’ve written some negative blog posts in the past regarding PMOs. It’s not that I’m against Project Management Offices. It’s just that I’ve been exposed to more bad ones than good ones. Too often, they appear to be contrived. It’s as if the IT organization said,...
by lewsauder | Nov 17, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Think of the greatest leaders you’ve ever worked for or admired. There are many traits that may have inspired you. Confidence was likely one of them. But were they so confident that they demonstrated the confidence of humility? Johnny Carson was known as the King of...
