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What if the Miracle Question Worked with Corporate Teams?

Mike Cardus

Finding ‘What Works’ with Solution-Focused Consulting and Training is a quick walk on a long path. A form of the Miracle Question: I tried a variation with a Project Team of Aircraft Engineers. You leave here and place your project planning and analysis results on your desk. Also, this may help to establish goals.

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“Nailed it.” A lesson in overcoming project complexity

Deming Institute

When your project shows signs of trouble, go basic first. Having been a consultant/leader with a Big 4 firm, my project experience is extensive and varied. Project work sometimes got complicated, and we’d have to resort to heroic measures to finish. Sometimes people got burned out, but we delivered. So, that’s what I did.

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Vital Keys to Leading a Fast, Flexible, and Agile Organization

The Practical Leader

When we started our coaching and consulting work with his leadership team, it soon became clear they were frantically implementing a partial and piecemeal effort. In their frantic rush to implement the latest change program, many organizations have essentially said to their project teams, “don’t just sit there; improve something.”

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6 Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking

Harvard Business Review

identify and consult with key stakeholders across departments and business units. When you are working on a strategic project in your current job, how do you go about identifying the relevant stakeholders across the firm? check the strategic plan. review company and industry multiyear forecasts. pretest solutions with your customers.