Humans do it all the time, but project managers have to keep tabs on that tendency .

Before I could successfully lead an enterprise-wide project at a communications company, as an industry outsider, I first had to hold my...

In a Brazilian favela community of 60,000 people in Rio called Vila Cruzeiro, Holland artists Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas had an idea....

Someone dragging their feet completing a task you need to move your project forward? Here’s a case study for using Emotional Intelligence...

Oxymoronic as it sounds, “Hover & Stalk,” is an effective Emotional Intelligence strategy when managing projects. ◊ ◊ ◊   The Project A...

In the Beginning My first book designer was a holdover from my corporate days. I figured, “good enough for Company X, good enough for...

Project managers need allies. Some you create. Some you find. Others find you. ◊ ◊ ◊ The first time we met was at a conference call with...

It takes a village to successfully manage a project. Effective project managers actively cultivate 4 types of villagers. ◊ ◊ ◊ 1....

Successful project management is, among other Emotional Intelligence skills,  a balance of task and relationship ; finding common ground...

Why We Need These Three Steps Each sponsor (usually a senior department manager) uses their own lexicon to describe similar ideas....

In all cases where I employed my situationally tailored strategies, these were individuals who were smart and great contributors but...

I held a freakishly limited number of meetings during 20 years in the corporate world. I didn’t have time for them. Neither did the...

By using the Ideal Project Team Member Profile, I knew I had the right people in the room when I convened my first and only 30-person,...

Take the time to build the right team and your project will practically propel itself. Here’s how: Create an Ideal Team Member Profile...

The heart of project management is having sufficient common sense, humanity and emotional intelligence to effectively interact with a...