by lewsauder | May 5, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Planning
Imagine going to the grocery store where food is just randomly put on shelves based on available space. You might find one brand of breakfast cereal in isle two, and another brand in isle seven. Instead, the grocery store categorizes their products. The produce is all...
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 24, 2017 | Communication, Leadership
“I wish I had more meetings to attend,” said no one ever. It has become a universal law that meetings are bad. They waste time. They rarely accomplish anything. Nobody likes them, but everybody continues to schedule them. They are a necessary evil. They are a primary...
by lewsauder | Feb 10, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
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...
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...
