Inverted Pyramid of Project Success
Successful projects reflect these attributes: Business Objectives, Shared Accountability, Comprehensive Requirements, Strong Relationships & Servant Leadership.
Servant Leadership Observer – February 2011
A student Servant Leadership club fights cancer, registered nurse chooses servant leadership over charismatic, while project managers & agile leaders reflect...
Why You Need a Decision Document
What is a Decision Document? Used properly, a decision document can be informal, help you break through processes and speed up your initiative.
Comprehensive Return On Investment – The Secret of Measuring Human Impact
Ever been frustrated by prioritization decisions that focused on a single, hard benefit, without looking at the bigger picture? Comprehensive ROI is the secret.
Project Tailgaters & Brake Checkers
Two people are working on a project and it appears both are trying to get to the same destination. Yet one person demands greater risks for quicker results. This happens a lot, especially in organizations where near-term results and quarterly goals are prioritized over sustainability. As a result, employees are often competing for who can get the job done quicker and not necessarily who gets there with the best balance of risk and reward. Yet both the Brake Checker and the Tailgater have better options to serve their company.
New Book: Servant Leadership for Project Management
In the chapter entitled, "Project Management Leadership: Servant-Leader vs. Subject Matter Expert", Perry introduces the concept of servant leadership for project managers. In addition, the author presents servant leadership for the PMO in the framework of the 10 servant leadership characteristices defined by Larry Spears (Listening, Empathy, Healing, Awareness, Persuasion, Conceptualization, Foresight, Stewardship, Commitment to the Growth of People and Building Community).