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Jun

Would You Rather Be a Boss or a Leader?

Posted by in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate

There’s a fairly well known quote by H. Gordon Selfridge about the difference between a boss and a leader that goes like this: “The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good … Continue reading

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18
Jun

Transparency Allows Better Discovery

Posted by in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog

My friend and colleague Sameer Bendre and myself are currently serving as Co-Product Owners for the PMI Community of Practice (CoP) blog. Like any challenge I accept, I like to eat…

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17
Jun
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Democratizing Work: Empowering Teams and Maximizing Value

Posted by in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management

After a long travel day yesterday, I’m home from a wonderful visit to London. It was a great experience presenting at the Gartner event about the value of democratizing the way we manage work. After attending the conference, one thing is very clear: th…

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15
Jun
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Corporate Objectives vs. Self Interest

Posted by in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management

On January 20, 1961, immediately after taking the oath of office, John F. Kennedy gave his innagural address as the youngest man to ever be elected President of the United States. Of the nearly fourteen-minute long speech, probably the most famous line…

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14
Jun

Who does what in project initiation

Posted by in Elizabeth Harrin: A Girl's Guide to Project Management Blog

Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2. This is the phase where you start working out who is going to do what. You also put in place all the required elements to make sure the project goes smoothly. The Initiating a Project process is designed to “establish

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14
Jun

C-3P0 Timebox

Posted by in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog

My family and I recently went to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. My wife was extra excited because it was going to be “Star Wars” weekend at…

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14
Jun
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Project Management, Bacteria and Cancer Cells

Posted by in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management

The Keynote presentation I attended this morning at the Gartner PPM Summit with futurist Anne Skare Nielsen was very inspiring. Nielsen’s presentation,"The Era of Constructive Visions Has Begun—Are You Coming?" was spot on. Her message …

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13
Jun
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Episode 13: Interviews with Heather Stagl and Sam Kaner

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Listen to a great PM MInute with Heather Stagl and fascinating interview with Consultant Dr. Sam Kaner. Click HERE to listen.

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13
Jun
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Carry-On Luggage, Project Plans and Crashing Into the Ocean

Posted by in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management

I’m not a big fan of flying.It’s not that I’m claustrophobic or afraid the plane will crash into the ocean, but the romance of air travel has disappeared for me and it somehow feels like I’m sitting in a big bus with way too much time to think (Will th…

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13
Jun

Niko-Niko Calendar

Posted by in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog

While I was at the recent Agile Leadership Network (ALN) event earlier this month, Dave Nicolette presented a talk on metrics.  I’ll admit, I’m fascinated by metrics.  I remember working on the…

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