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As an "accidental" project manager, it's very satisfying to contribute to the project management community online with anectdotes and stories I've picked up from my own experience and talking to @task customers. I hope you enjoy our daily conversation.
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Josh Nankivel helps new and aspiring project managers reach their career goals through volunteering, writing, and project management training. He has a broad background of managing small and large projects across several industries including aerospace, financial services, and telecommunications.
Bas de Baar is a Project Shrink. Well actually, he's the Project Shrink. Projects are about people, and he helps you deal with that. What is your relationship with your mother like? And what kind of PM tree would you be?
Drunken Boxing for Project Managers
“The main feature of the drunkard boxing is to hide combative hits in drunkard-like, unsteady movements and actions so as to confuse the opponent. The secret of this style of boxing is maintaining a clear mind while giving a drunken appearance.”
Yeah... just like that… but with network diagrams and burndown charts… and a wee bit less vodka.
Despite all the business change knowledge uncovered during the last 50 years, many seasoned change management professionals still aren’t adequately prepared to serve those trying to navigate their way through today’s turbulence. Change Thinking is an effort to have an exchange with, and be part of, a community of practitioners committed to raising the level of their game and that of the field of change execution.
This is a blog about Strategy Execution, about implementing change and driving ROI to the bottom line. It is intended for:
• Boards of Directors and Leaders who wonder “what on earth happens to the great strategy that we pipe into the top of the organization?”
• Program, Project and Change Management practitioners trying to manage the weather systems of change raining inside the organization.
Every professional who has undertaken a daunting strategy recognizes the high organizational, and personal, risk. In fact, studies peg the failure rate at 70%. Yet success is entirely feasible for those who prepare, deliver and follow through with discipline. And, more good news, there are innovations in execution that many organizations have only begun to tap into.
This question gets asked so many times, and the interesting thing is many of the questioners assume the answer is obvious though they may come down on different sides of the equation!
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I think everyone has experienced this at least once. The manager who feels the need to take personal credit for everything good that happens on the team or in the department. If anyone notices some ...
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Ty Kiisel
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February 03, 2012 12:00 PM
We all have a library of resources weve read that have shaped our thinking and practice, which we reference. These are the books I reference. There are (many) more on my bookshelves but these are o ...
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Gail Severini
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February 02, 2012 10:16 PM
I have been fortunate over the course of my career to benefit from the advice of some very smart people who were willing to mentor and teach me. That being said, I wish I could say that every boss ...
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Ty Kiisel
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February 02, 2012 10:51 AM
There was a loud, obnoxious man screaming at the gates of Shrinkonia. He demanded something. And now!
He stood there every day. Demanding. Yelling. Every day with a Wish dressed up as a Demand ...
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Bas de Baar
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February 02, 2012 05:45 AM
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