by lewsauder | Jun 19, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
I was once on a project where I brought on a new technical lead that I will call Mark. I had worked with Mark before and I knew he was good. He had excellent technical skills and he was a go-getter. He never waited for things to happen. He made them happen. I liked...
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 | Dec 8, 2017 | Communication, Leadership
As a sports fan, I often hear other fans complain that a team is not playing to win. They are instead, playing not to lose. This means that they are being conservative. They focus largely on defense, keeping their opponent from scoring. They do this at the cost of...
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...
by lewsauder | Nov 6, 2017 | Communication, Leadership
Do this. Don’t do that. It seems there are always rules getting in our way. But if we didn’t have rules, life – and work – would be a chaotic mess. Some people thrive on chaos. Others need complete order. We all live within a certain set of rules in our organizations....
by lewsauder | Oct 6, 2017 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership
Although there are an infinite number of management styles, human beings have two basic motivation types. We do things because we fear some type of negative ramification. Or we do things because we seek pleasure. Every manager should understand this. And every...
