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...
by lewsauder | Sep 23, 2015 | Leadership
I occasionally talk to fellow project managers. I’ve found that one of the most common things that PMs complain about is getting people on our teams to be team players. I’ll admit that it is important. I often wonder whether the project managers that I...
by lewsauder | Sep 9, 2015 | Leadership
One of the project manager’s key responsibilities is to remove obstacles. Many see management and leadership as an oversight task. Instead, a project manager should strive to balance being informed with getting involved when necessary. The role requires more...
by lewsauder | Jul 15, 2015 | Leadership
Brian Williams became the NBC Nightly News anchor in December of 2004. In February of 2015, he was suspended for six months for incorrectly claiming that he had been in a helicopter that came under fire in 2003. The incident created a firestorm of debate regarding...
by lewsauder | Jul 1, 2015 | Leadership
I once worked for a manager that had very little positive to say. He criticized just about everything anyone ever did. The term “Good job” just wasn’t in his vernacular. I wrote it off as just an oddity. I was fortunate enough to move on in my career...
by lewsauder | Apr 8, 2015 | Leadership, Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/regional_business/content.blubrry.com/regional_business/CPS-057-150609-LeadershipInManagement.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHe managed his project like it was a finely tuned machine. One in which he could manipulate...
