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Blind Spot
Project managers I talk with all agree: Culture is important in project management. It influences the quality of work, the communication with stakeholders, the results of teamwork and so much more.…
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Positive Influence
A primary purpose of project leadership is to create a project culture. Such cultures are formed first and foremost through the process of creating a small-group identity. Sharing the project's goal…
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Fill the Vacuum
It's an odd thing to note in 2018: At many organizations, there's a project leadership vacuum. I see this in many IT business units I encounter. There are plenty of projects in motion, of course.…
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The Customer Within
Customer focus is a common and beneficial mantra in many organizations, but the term "customer" is usually interpreted as someone outside the company. However, organizations can benefit even more if…
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Remote Accommodations
A new delivery model has emerged in today's global IT organizations. Software projects are executed by both the main office and a satellite office in another country, with the home office project…
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Broader Horizons
Cultural savviness is a powerful skill for project managers in the 21st century, because projects frequently span countries or even continents. I learned this lesson firsthand while working abroad…
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Tribal Insights
I look at the world—and organizations—from a different angle. As an organizational anthropologist, I was taught to uncover assumptions behind what is considered normal—to make the familiar strange…
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Natural Collaborators
Employees in the United States are on their own—at least, more than in other parts of the world. Latin America is the only region where workers spend more time working together than alone, according…
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Growth Spurt
Do you recognize your professional growing pains, or your project's or organization's growing pains? For example, perhaps you once dreamed of how a planned project would take shape but woke up…
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Seeking Shelter
Homelessness in Los Angeles County, California, USA soared 23 percent between 2016 and 2017: Nearly 58,000 people were living on the streets as of January last year. That uptick turned the spotlight…
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