Communication
When a PM Must Communicate Bad News
Setting the Stage Communication is a fuel that drives project success. In fact, various experts have claimed that communication is the most important skill for a PM. Obviously, this includes how a PM ...
How Assumptions Lead to Conflict
Alan Alda gave the commencement speech for his daughter Eve’s graduation. In his speech, he stated, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, o...
The Project Communication Plan
For small projects, communication can be quite simple. Communication for the project of heading home after the holidays might be no more than “Call us when you get there.” But good communication grows...
Five Interpersonal Skills Every Project Manager Should Have
What does it take to be an excellent project manager? While degrees and certifications and/or the ability to carry out daily tasks and responsibilities are important, being a highly effective project ...
Fixing the Problem: Making Changes in how you Deal with Challenges
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Leadership category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: C...
Three Human Behaviors That Can Help Improve Workplace Effectiveness
COVID has certainly brought dramatic changes to our society this past year. The pandemic has given us all a rare occasion to redefine the way we work. People are working remotely and finding different...
Communication Wake-Up
In my 40 plus years of project management, I have found most new project managers (PMs) lack skills around giving presentations, conducting meetings, and listening. This gap in communication can be pa...
What Are The Best Practices for MS Teams?
The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused the largest shift in virtual remote working and collaboration that many of us have seen to date. In my view, Office 356 has helped businesses around the world t...
The Twins – Communications Management and Stakeholder Management
The following true story was shared in one of my classes by a senior manager from a global corporation in South Korea. The manager’s team had worked over six months and was gearing up for a firmware r...