by lewsauder | Oct 9, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
I once worked for a very controlling manager. His primary focus was always to control every moment of the day. He was the CEO and he never missed an opportunity to remind people of his title. If anyone pushed back in the slightest way to one of his decisions, he...
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 28, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
Project managers have a lot of responsibilities. They need to develop a plan and be able to execute it throughout the project. They need to deal with issues, risks, changes to the plan and a myriad of unplanned interruptions. On top of all of that, they have a team...
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 17, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
Project managers often bemoan that their responsibility outweighs their authority. It is never so true when trying to get a response from the unresponsive. It may be a team member, or a remote stakeholder that you are dealing with. It has happened to me many times. I...
by lewsauder | Jul 3, 2020 | Leadership, Planning
We have all been talking about business disruption for a few years. But none of us foresaw the disruption that COVID-19 has inflicted upon us. It has taken over virtually every aspect of our lives. How we do business, socialize, learn, and shop. Terms that we had...
