by lewsauder | Jan 8, 2021 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
I’ve often compared project management to juggling. Project managers have to manage many different aspects of a project. Meetings need to be scheduled and planned. Personnel issues need to be dealt with. Schedules need to be maintained. In addition, there is a large...
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 | 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 | 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...
