Servant Leadership

Posted by on Jul 15, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Servant Leadership

When asked to lead today are you quick to use your position to get things done? Positional power is easy to take advantage of. “Do it or else” is quick and doesn’t require much effort. Unfortunately, power won’t last and gets old very quickly. Think back to a time when you were being manipulated by power, how did you feel? If we are going to lead in today’s…

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Return On Morale

Posted by on Jul 11, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Return On Morale

I spend a lot of time observing the effect that morale – high, low, or indifferent – has on a business’s success. Why the near-obsession? When people love their organization, they go to extraordinary lengths to ensure its continued success. When things are already going well, they push that success to new heights; when the org they love is in trouble, they…

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Professionalism – why settle for less when it comes to managing projects?

Posted by on Jun 19, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Professionalism – why settle for less when it comes to managing projects?

Historically, people have moved into project management later in their careers, either in a planned way or they have found themselves managing projects as part of their role. Project management is now being recognised as a profession in its own right and increasingly the need for project professionals is coming to the fore. There are numerous case studies of where project professionalism has led to a positive project outcomes, recent successes include ; King’s Cross, The Shard, the Digital TV roll-out, and the 2012 Olympic Games and the need for project professionals is growing. 13 separate Sector Skills Councils reports and cluster reports in the UK have identified project management as either an immediate skills shortage or one that will hit in the short to medium term.

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Seven Ways to Turn Conflict-Communication Problems Around

Posted by on Jun 6, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Seven Ways to Turn Conflict-Communication Problems Around

Is conflict creating problems?  Conflict destroys productivity, engagement, empowerment, communication, leadership and success. Conflict is an emotionally charged situation that is fueled by incompatible interests, goals, feelings, ideas, values, ethnicity, personality differences, or miscommunications.   Step 1. Do NOT react; instead use the conflict at…

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HP on #PMChat

Posted by on May 8, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

  We’re excited to welcome Jay Krackeler, Senior Product Manager for HP Product and Portfolio Managing,  as our #PMChat Host for this Friday, May 10.    With over 20 years in the industry, Mr. Krackeler will be sharing his views and hosting discussion around Reporting Capability in PM.  If we’re lucky, we might even get clued in on what’s new with HP…

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OneDesk for The Super PM

Posted by on Apr 24, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts, PreGame Show | Comments Off

OneDesk for The Super PM

Project managers wear a lot of different hats, and take on many different roles in an organization. It’s not uncommon to see PMs play a combination of different roles such as the ones of the engineer, accountant, HR and communications specialist roles. Project Managers are always trying to manage and balance two very important elements of a project: Budgeting…

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