by lewsauder | Apr 21, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Planning
I have a lot of friends who have Fitbits. They’re those wrist watch-like things that people wear to measure their heartbeat and the number of steps they take per day. Many of them compete with each other on how many steps they get in each day. The implication of this...
by lewsauder | Apr 7, 2017 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
I once worked for a man who believed that his title gave him authority. He was the CEO of the company and never hesitated to let people know. He always introduced himself emphasizing his title and listed the C-level positions he had held in the past. If anyone...
by lewsauder | Mar 10, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Have you ever watched a president’s State of the Union Address? Regardless of the president or his party affiliation, the President tends to describe utopia. If you knew nothing else about what was going on, you would believe that that particular president was...
by lewsauder | Feb 24, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
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...
by lewsauder | Jan 27, 2017 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership
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...
by lewsauder | Jan 13, 2017 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership, Planning
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...
