Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 8, 2018

Whether you’re a PMI certified project manager working to spearhead several large-scale projects, or a manager balancing a critical project while still doing your day job, you know the importance of communication. The post How to Run a Better Project: A Communication Tool For Project Managers appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Project Management Winning Well PMI certification project management project managers

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2019

Whether you’re a professional PMI certified project manager or juggling projects on top of your day job, you know your credibility matters — a lot. The post 5 Mistakes that Will Derail Your Credibility as a Project Manager appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Project Management project management project manager stakeholder

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 23, 2020

At its core, lean project management is about delivering greater value while minimizing waste. If your goal is to improve your team’s lean project management, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity, you need to take a number of key steps.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 16, 2020

She was striving to increase her visibility by taking on high-profile projects. She’d taken on two new projects that made up nearly half of her workload. You’re working to increase your output and the caliber of projects you carry out, building visibility and influence while excelling in your current job. You definitely don’t want to sacrifice your performance in your current job to your high-profile projects. When will you carry out the high-profile projects?

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Project Objective Delegation Energy 167

Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 6, 2017

While I’m not going to give you the encyclopedic solution to the challenge of getting more of the right work done on projects more effectively and getting projects completed on time, I am going to share of few insights that I and my team have been […]. The post Improving Project Productivity appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Leadership & Supervisory Skills Personal & Professional Development project execution project management

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Project Productivity Products Article 117

Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Done well, action learning projects, where groups work together to address real business problems, can provide an immediate ROI that more than pays for your training investment. The post 5 Tragic Mistakes that Will Derail Your Action Learning Projects appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Career & Learning training action learning project leadership development

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 24, 2014

Sam’s team just delivered a complex project on-time, on-budget, and with impeccable quality. His company is eying him for promotion, because they want him to “rub off” on other project managers, whose results aren’t as stellar. In theory, a good project manager can become a good [.] Maybe he can teach them a trick or two? Author information Leigh Steere Co-founder, Managing People Better, LLC—a management research firm/think tank. Professional kettle-stirrer. Writer.

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Project Management Budgeting Quality 319

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2018

Project management isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re pressured from above to produce results and from below to cultivate relationships with your project teams. The post Project Management: How to Hold the Best Accountability Conversations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Communication Winning Well accountability conversations project managementAnd in between, you’ve got scope creep, stakeholder politics, and vaguely supported contingency plans.

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Project Contingency Plans Management Politics 189

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2015

This month, COI is undertaking an ambitious Earth Day project titled, KidPower2015 Earth Day Project , with the goal of encouraging COI kids to be leaders in the movement to protect the Earth for future generations. COI kids will be participating in this joint project with fourth graders at Hollywood Central Elementary School and the children at the Light of Future School #1 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The classroom served as the project’s “proving grounds.”

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

3 Lessons from the Gratitude Project #1.… I’m keeping a gratitude journal until November 28, 2019. Every evening or morning I use a pen to express thanks for three things in a journal. … Continue reading → Gratitude Leadership Development

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Project Leadership Development Development Leadership 155

Women on Business

JANUARY 27, 2019

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Project Management 153

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

There is much written about (and worth learning about) project planning and goal achievement. You can learn many strategies and approaches to help your projects be successful and your goals be reached. Leadership Learning Manage Projects Personal Development Quotations confidence project management project success Samuel Johnson Self-confidence Seldom is today’s starting point discussed.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The project is mission critical, and complicated with lots of moving parts across departments. You’ve assigned your rock star, PMI certified project manager to shepherd the process and the project is way behind schedule. Project Management Winning Well PMI certification project managersShe’s frustrated, you’re one missed deadline away from frantic, […].

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Project Management Process 141

Leadership Freak

JUNE 11, 2018

Nurse Alice Tittle said Claudia Alta Taylor was, “… as pretty as a lady bird.” At two years old, Claudia became, “Lady Bird.” (NYT) NYT) Claudia became the First Lady of the United States… Continue reading → Encouragement Strengths Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development Organizational Development

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Women on Business

APRIL 7, 2011

I remember when I picked up my first project management book. However, I was determined to not only find the resources to help me plan and execute a project, but also, decode what was written in the book. What Is a Project? James Fallow defines a project as “anything you’re committed to finish in a year that requires more than one action to complete,” which is a good start. When you look at it that way, MOST things are actually projects.

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Project Management Definition Budgeting 165

Lead Change Blog

MAY 22, 2011

Projects book project character-based leadership fight the resistance lead changeThese are times to make a raucous noise. These are times to stand up and proclaim what it is you believe. It is time for us to come together in unison and to offer up better ways that can change the world. Such a noble goal is part of the inspiration for all of us [.] Lead Change Group - Leaders Growing Leaders.

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Project Books Resistance Goal 288

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 2020

In Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power Of Project Leadership , she recommends that you do not fall prey to these three most common traps in project management: Managing tasks, events and processes at the expense of leading people.

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Project Management Innovation Process 65

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

APRIL 1, 2020

Most of the major initiatives we pursue are conducted as projects. What do you do when those projects go up in flames? There are seven common reasons our projects go bad and the ways to avoid them. Projects go off the rails all the time. Some statistics I’ve seen say only 1 in 8 projects can truly be declared as successes. Why are we so horrible at executing projects especially when we have all these “tried and true” project management methodologies?

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Project How To Course Execution 72

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Women On Business Sponsors project managementWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link].

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Project Succession Management How To 143

Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2020

That’s how humans approach remarkable challenges… and how I’m unconsciously going about one of my projects. When projects deal with human behavior, it always results in radical uncertainty. For my project, I began by asking myself, What’s going on here? In your next project, I challenge you to tackle it with the understanding that we must: Separate puzzles from mysteries by asking ourselves what’s going on here? I hope that this inspires you in your next project.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

The ability to properly plan and complete projects can be an extremely intricate, complicated [.]. Leadership Development Project planning Team productivity Teamwork Work PerformancePosted in Leadership Development We have all heard the age old 7 P’s about the effects proper planning has on your performance. While the phrase may be a bit brash, it is completely accurate. Poor planning is one of the top reasons most businesses fail.

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Project Planning Tips Teamwork 268

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 26, 2013

We had a project fail. Let it sting. Soothing pain is for babies, not big boys and girls. Team members who don’t care about losing are losers. Don’t sooth discomfort by minimizing failure, but don’t overreact, either. Expect responsibility. Blamers are covering for something they should have done. Finger-pointing is the loser’s way of getting […].

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Project Team Motivation Succession 210

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The truth is there is probably as much training available on project management as there is on any leadership topic or skill I could ever write about here. Change Leadership Empowerment Leadership Leadership Communication Learning project management projects Don’t believe me? Google it. There is plenty of training available, plenty of experience with it, plenty of knowledge available. Of course, that doesn’t guarantee that we […].

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Project Training Management Course 187

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 10, 2011

You don’t have to go very far to find a failed multi-million dollar project. To be clear, let’s define failure as a multi-million dollar project that ran consistently over budget and behind schedule; some came in years late. Why Large Complex Projects Often Fail. Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development complexity failure Project Management risk take a risk

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Project Budgeting Leadership Development Blog 279

Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2020

No big construction project can be successful without proper project management, whether professional or not. A project manager is there to navigate the projects and establish functional connections with multiple teams. Moreover, one feature of construction projects is that they have a continuous need for modification and as such, project management is crucial to ensuring the stability of an entire procedure.

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Construction Project Management Budgeting 58

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Every reason projects stall comes back to one, lack of urgency. Who’s responsible: Save time, energy, and resources by settling the question of responsibility for derailed projects, quickly. Failure Leading Managing Marks of leaders Meetings and agendas Motivation Questions Taking others higher Teams inadequate resources Leadership Development Management managing projects meeting schedule Meetings personal conversations public meetings

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Project Participative Energy Resources 164

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 18, 2015

The post The Mental Game of Project Management: Simple Tips to Set Your Team and Project Up for Success appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Leadership & Supervisory Skills Lou Russell project management projects teleseminars Maybe I’ve always known it, but it continues to become clearer to me with each passing week and month. Getting better at anything starts mentally – with our mindset, beliefs and values.

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Project Tips Succession Management 195

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 4, 2013

In general, a project is defined as an activity or endeavor that has a definite start and end date, and is done to achieve certain goals or objectives. The common stages of a project include Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control and Completion. A project is also run by a project manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day execution of tasks, and is often appointed by the project owner or sponsor. Define Project Scale and Scope.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2016

Did you know that organizations lose $109 million for every $1 billion invested in projects and programs? It’s a staggering number to consider, and even more shocking, it’s due in part to the fact that over the last year, less than a third of all projects were successfully completed on time and on budget. Ask any project manager, and you’ll hear that one of the top problems that they face is a high tolerance for failure.

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Project Six Sigma Management Delegation 77

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2020

No matter your company or industry, one thing is true: you’re working on projects. And the truth is that these projects don’t always go well. In fact, did you know that 70% of organizations have suffered at least one project failure in the last 12 months?

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Project Budgeting Management Metrics 65

Women on Business

APRIL 27, 2015

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Definition 202

Definition Project Succession Management 202

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2012

Posted in Lead Change Book Leadership Development There’s been an exciting project going on behind the scenes within Lead Change, and now it’s time to pull back the curtain to give our community a sneak peek. We wrote a book! A virtual community of 21 authors (all contributing authors to the Lead Change Group) came together to share their wisdom and perspectives [.]. Lead Change Book Leadership Development book Character collaboration leadchange Leadership

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Project Books Leadership Development Development 309

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2015

Understanding the nature and intensity of these changes can be vital to your project’s success. Recognizing the stakeholders of your project is what influence mapping is all about. Now you may have a long list of people who have an impact on your project. Why is the stakeholder interested/not interested in the success of your project? You should monitor their expectations for the project regularly and make sure they are well-informed.

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Project Succession How To Stakeholder Analysis 316

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I mean no disrespect here, but my bet is, based on my experience and observation, that you don’t completely finish your projects. Achievement Leadership Leadership Communication Learning Manage Projects Success finishing strong The lack of completion comes on two levels. You give up before the finish line, and you put the finish line at the wrong place. What do I mean? We set a finish […].

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Project Succession Management Leadership 169

Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 13, 2015

I’m launching a new project that will significantly propel the LGL mission of growing leaders with the confidence and humility to make a deeper impact on the world. ” And so today, I offer 7 questions to ask before you launch any significant project. 7 Questions You Should Ask Before You Launch a New Project. Why is this project vital? How does this project integrate with other work underway? So, Karin, what’s the project?

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Project Content Cost Succession 208

Women on Business

JULY 31, 2017

Women On Business Sponsors project managementWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link].

Project 136

Project Skills Management 136

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2012

What makes Project Managers successful? But there’s one thing that the best, most valued Project Managers have in common. If your servers go down and you’re losing $1,000 a minute, you need a take-charge project leader who tells people exactly what to do to fix the problem. Well, you don’t, especially as projects become more complex and you need people to take initiative. Project Managers who over-rely on this style devalue people and reinforce learned helplessness.

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Leadership Styles Project Succession Management 197

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

From Jay Miletsky 's book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic.

Project 65

Project Reputation Definition Efficiency 65

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Peter Drucker 5 step project: #1. “A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.” List the top three strengths of… Continue reading → Culture Managing Strengths Taking others higher Leadership Development Organizational Development

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Energy Project Drucker Leadership Development 126

Lead Change Blog

MAY 21, 2014

With the technological advances that occur every day, it is important that Project Leaders stay on top of these changes by developing a “Digital Project Leadership” mindset to stay relevant. The one-size-fits-all approach no longer fits, so as clients’ needs change, so should the ideas and solutions offered to each client. “Digital Project Leadership” is [.]

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Project Leadership Technology Information 289

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

In today’s business environment, project managers are now recognized for their critical role in keeping essential business functions running smoothly. As such, there’s been a corresponding boom in demand for workers with project management skills. In the field, project managers function as multidisciplinary professionals that have to draw on a variety of skills to be effective. Today’s project managers rely on technology to help them get their jobs done.

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Project Skills Management Efficiency 87

Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. If you have no idea what an action learning project is, Wikipedia actually does a pretty good job of describing it. Having been involved with hundreds of action learning projects over the years, I’ve seen amazing, breakthrough work and also colossal train wrecks. Lack of Project Sponsorship. Action learning projects give participants exposure to executives.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

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Project 183

Project 183