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Effective Communication | Project Management Guide
The importance and complexity of communication cannot be overemphasized. This blog post really digs in to the importance of effective team communication and the hidden costs of large teams.
Cultivating a Stronger IT–Business Partnership
CEO's need to understand how and why CIO's act they way they do in order to effectively navigate human behaviour and maximize their value from IT.
What it takes to be a leader
1. Be an innovative leader.
2. Be reliable.
3. Energize yourself.
4. Delegate.
5. Be precise, focused and communicate effectively.
6. Building a sustainable team.
7. Build a continuous improvement culture.
8. Stop procrastinating and start getting things done.
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Add Sticky Notecommunicate effective
- There's a whole lot of irony going on right here. - on 2009-05-20
Three Little Words Every Leader Needs to Learn
I thought it was WTF at first. Such as being inquisitive and demanding. "WTF were you thinking when you did that?" "WTF has happened to sales this quarter? Johnson! You're head of that! Tell me!" and so on.
But, I was wrong. It's something else.
Five mistakes managers make most often
Some of the most common management mistakes -
1. Not communicating with the team. - Almost always a problem.
2. Continually focusing on the negative.
3. Changing policy due to one person. - This is a BIGGIE.
4. Not understanding the needs and concerns of your team.
5. Never admitting you’re wrong or never taking responsibility.
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Add Sticky Notedon’t take across-the-board measures to correct it just because you’re afraid of confronting that one team member
- I don't know HOW many times I see otherwise capable leaders trying to make process changes to correct a single person's statistically anomalous behavior problem. Words of absolute wisdom. - on 2009-05-15
Project Management: Project Success vs. Fear of Leading
It takes more than management skills to lead an IT project to a successful conclusion. In fact, it takes courage -- plus the ability to influence others and a temperament that doesn't permit the option of giving up when the going gets tough. Project management without project leadership is likely to result in project failure.
Characteristics of an Effective Leader
Interesting analysis into what executives perceive as the necessary characteristics for effective leadership.
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are the necessary characteristics of an effective leader today?
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