Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Jason Westland introduces us to a Method123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM TM ), which defines the best practice phases, activities and tasks required to complete a project on time and within budget.

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Project Goal Management Budgeting 56

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a positive outcome.

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Development Katz Leadership Newsletter 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011. ’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011.

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Gordon Energy Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  With more energy and enthusiasm, the man said, "I'm shaping these rocks into bricks."    Construction on the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore began in 1296 and ended 170 years later.   I've been in Florence this week to speak to newly promoted executives of a global energy company. 

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Long-term Leadership Travel Executive Coaching 160

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. Certain managers tend to churn thru people… even the ones the managers hire themselves.

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Company Asset Management Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 71

Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

It derives from the conflict resolution model used successfully by National Conflict Resolution Center mediators for more than 25 years and includes constructive techniques to use in face-to-face meetings with disputing or disruptive employees. It’s important to note that The Exchange was designed by mediators for managers.

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Construction Project 62

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 315

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010. The program delivered $1.6

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Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

I also think something else is going on, and leaders need to pay attention to this subtle but notable shift in employee energy. His firm grew explosively during the 90s and right up through 2008, constructing offices and high-end homes for the technological elite. If you pay attention to workplace surveys, the news sounds pretty bad.

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P&L Construction Survey Stress 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. How do you get energy and infrastructure into such dwellings?

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2013

When acclaimed hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones revealed his opinion that women become much less effective as stock traders or investors once they have children, he was, in a sense, suggesting that the distraction of motherhood—a distinctly feminine condition—exceeds that of other attention-siphoning activities.

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Presenteeism Hedge Report Construction 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Humans have been able to organize large numbers of people into a common mission and execute amazing things, from conquering armies to astonishing constructions project like the pyramids. Leadership should make it clear that they are offended by wasting time, as it’s also wasting energy, resources and brain space.

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Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Tim Milburn

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

While there will be moments of constructive advice you need to hear, you must filter out the negativity that tries to infiltrate any and every team. Do you spend your mental energy on the negative naysayers or on the positive possibilities? If you can’t manage the clock, the clock will manage you. Lead with class.

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Team Sports Learning-by-Doing Class 99

QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

Team work plays a crucial role in success of any nature of project in any field, be it a manufacturing, construction, s/w or sports. Writing them (and then receiving these comments) gives me similar shots of energy! I have had similar experiences in the past where a command and control management led to erosion of good team members.

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Succession Team Project Quality 149