Evolve or Die! Two keys to coming out ahead in “unprecedented times”
During attritive economic times, luck alone doesn’t determine which organizations survive and which become extinct. Companies, like organisms, go through a process of survival of the fittest where those most attuned to the economic...
Failure Is Not an Option: And executives are sick of being told otherwise
In a world of “Move fast and break things” it should come as no surprise that malpractice is rife in the project world. Executives are told to accept failure, and that’s exactly what they’re...
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...
Here’s How to Get Projects Done Today When You Don’t Know What Tomorrow Will Bring
When Merriam-Webster announces its word of the year for 2025, it just might be VUCA. This term captures the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity that has characterized this year in business, economics, and technology....
What Is Project Initiation and How Do You Initiate a Project?
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide identifies four processes involved in the overall project definition process: project initiation, scope planning, scope definition, and scope verification. This post will focus on the first...
The Future of Work: Automation and Leadership in Perfect Balance
Organizations face a critical inflection point. As AI and automation technologies transform how work gets done, companies must navigate the delicate balance between leveraging technological efficiency and maintaining strong human leadership. The future of...
The One Ingredient Every SDLC Process Needs
Agile has taken the software development world by storm, and that has brought many benefits. However, many have lost sight of some fundamental realities of how to reliably deliver project success. A particular blindspot...