What is the makeup of a complex project? Complex projects could be viewed as complex due to budget and team size, strategic viewpoints, stakeholder engagement, and impact of dedicated teams doing project based work that may span from one to…
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Not every leader is a cliched, type-A personality. Some of the more talented, technologically oriented people are those who are quiet, more contemplative and less assertive. That doesn’t mean they’re not qualified to lead a project, it just means they…
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Some people may have been born with the negotiating gene, but most of us have to learn the skills to get what we want without damaging professional relationships in the process. There are multiple times when we all need to…
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Poor communication is the number-one reason that projects fail. Learn from leadership coach Susanne Madsen how to be better understood. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Biggest Communication Mistakes Susanne cited research from the Project…
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Leadership coach Susanne Madsen channels change management guru John Kotter to offer an 8 step method for effective change in your organization. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model Susanne began by…
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Leadership coach Susanne Madsen shows why having an innovative team helps you to stay current, and how to embed innovation practices with your team so you can stay competitive. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Creating…
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Change is inevitable, as are people’s opposition to it. A project manager must help their team adapt, as leadership coach Susanne Madsen explains. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: How to Overcome Resistance to Change…
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“We’re project managers: we’re not politicians.” I find myself saying this quite a lot during training workshops and seminars, as participants over-interpret the brief I present them with. I want them to focus on basic management principles. But then, of…
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Leading a project can be overwhelming, but your team can be an asset to help you. If you let them! Leadership coach Susanne Madsen shows you how to engage your team in sharing project management responsibilities. Here’s a shot of the…
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Part of our new monthly interview series where we profile entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders and project managers. Our goal is to bring in people from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds to explore different roles and challenges in leadership and project management. Steven Kravac…
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Good communication is the foundation of getting a better performance from your team. Leadership coach Susanne Madsen shows you how to assess and improve your team’s communication. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Communication Patterns…
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If ever there was a role that obviously requires the ability to multi-task, it must surely be ours: project management. Luckily, as a discipline, project managers have developed a supreme set of tools for managing multiple pieces of work. We…
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Leadership coach, Susanne Madsen, provides an acronym that can help project leaders structure a coaching conversation. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Coaching with the GROW Model When you coach someone, Susanne said, you’re trying…
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