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 | 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...
by lewsauder | Mar 23, 2016 | Leadership
Project managers have a certain notoriety with their teams. They push team members to reduce their estimates for work. Once an agreed upon estimate is reached, the PM pushes the team to beat the estimate. If the estimate can’t be beaten, it certainly has to be...
by lewsauder | Feb 10, 2016 | Leadership
Over the years I’ve written about many project management skills, techniques, and approaches. Project managers need to be organized. They need to be able to plan efficiently. Project managers need to be able to communicate and customize their communication for their...
