Driving Engagement through (Positive) Attention
The Hawthorne Time and Motion studies were some of the most important studies on team management. They were conducted to see what makes people productive. The environment was changed to make it bright, cheery,...
Supercharge Your Project Managers by Using the CASTLE Model
The dirty little secret of project management is that adults don’t need much adult supervision. In theory, this means a single project manager should be able to manage several projects at once. So why...
Thinking of Adding a Chief AI or BI Officer? Here’s the role you need first
There has been an emphasis in project-based organizations to create executive leadership around big data and artificial intelligence, and for good reason. But organizations need to make sure they don’t put the cart before...
How AI Can Unlock the Final Frontier of Project Management
Most opportunities for digital disruption have happened when there is wasted capacity because of a disconnect with demand. How many empty houses were there before AirBnB connected people leaving town with people who wanted...
What Is the Most Overlooked Risk in Enterprise Organizations?
This article first appeared in UpJourney. You can read the full piece here. Hope is not a strategy. Risk Management is. Risk management is a framework that allows you to identify risks, evaluate which...
3 Questions to Ask a Leadership Talent Provider
Vetting talent is hard enough. How do you vet the firms that vet talent? Finding a good leader can be a critical first step toward success for your initiatives. Unfortunately, many companies still struggle...
3 Advantages to Using a Specialized Talent Provider to Fill Project Leadership Needs
Project management is a challenging job, but finding a good project manager might be an even taller task. Facing mounting talent shortages in an already competitive field, many companies have turned to talent solution...
Getting Beyond PMPs and Acquiring Excellent Project Leaders
Traditional staffing firms are tried-and-true at placing professionals into technical roles, but a different approach is needed for finding project leaders. PMP certified skills are enough to make a project manager qualified on paper,...