Communication
PMI Pulse of the Profession Highlights: Wrapping up 2022
According to PMI, among a diverse pool project professionals surveyed, “…there was consensus around the most critical power skills: communication, problem-solving, collaborative leadership, and strate...Read More
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 ...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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 ...Read More
Fixing the Problem: Making Changes in how you Deal with Challenges
Event Description: COVID has brought dramatic changes in society. We are having to learn how to adapt to a new way of living and working. This change brings on challenges in not only what we do but ho...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More