You may know by now that I am not a fan of increasing the CIOs role. Rather I see tremendous value in centralizing non-IT executive control of projects (IT and non-IT) supported by a PMO-like organization. Even so, I’m am NOT saying I’m against CIO role improvement; what I am saying is that other […]
One organization that seems to do a good job of sparking innovation in the industry they cover is Plastics News. Not only do they provide an excellent weekly publication that is read industry-wide, they also coordinate excellent conferences that are attended by the top executives in the industry. As a representative for a consulting […]
Miki Saxon’s post in her Leadership Turn blog about a new book called EPIC Change by Timothy Clark got my attention. There’s no use trying to summarize it except to say that “EPIC” stands for Evaluation, Preparation, Implementation and Consolidation; read her excellent post for more. Then get ready to deal with change if you want […]
Many viewpoints and a lot to think about. My post on “Do Great Statesman Make Great Business Leaders” is worth reading for the comments and links especially those by Miki Saxon and Eric Eggertston. Eric wrote a follow up post with some good reader comments. Miki shared an enlightening post she wrote on “abusing the […]
Recently a good friend told me that if you are not a man of your word that you can’t make, let alone keep, commitments. The corollary is that if you make a commitment you should keep it or risk degrading your “word”. A simple example is picking up a friend for work. You make the […]
Commitment. It’s a word that creates more questions than answers because of the changes and distractions that follow commitments we make. I started this blog in October 2007 while working for a consulting firm specializing in project management software implementations. My rationale for the commitment was 1) it fit with my current position, 2) I […]
My forays into agile software development led me to Martin Fowler’s excellent web site and his most recent bliki post; in it he deals with how clients slowly allow their test programs to degrade making it very difficult to upgrade software. What I was more interested in was his lament about losing touch as an […]
Imprimis, a monthly “leaflet” written in the spirit of the founders of our Country, provides fascinating views of our history and political process. Paul Johnson, historical author of note, describes 5 key characteristics of great statesmen in the December issue:
1. Clear ideas and beliefs- the fewer the better so as not to confuse or dilute.
2. […]
Miki Saxon writes about leaders that “do”. That alone says a lot; her way with words spark my brain cells. Read about “team” vs. “ream” leadership as she illuminates private equity funding approaches and her short but sweet post on her other blog about gifts that matter. They deal with managers, whether supervisors, project managers, or CEOs, that understand the […]
Last post was about being able to answer the question “who are you?” This foundation is necessary before taking steps to be more effective with people. Otherwise, your interactions can become a messy mix of confusing messages that you will have to clean up- which takes a lot of time. You may get things done but […]
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