Most of us don’t wake up and say, “Ah, I love the smell of napalm in the morning! I can’t wait to get into some conflict today!” Yet the PMBOK® Guide reminds us that “conflict is inevitable in a project environment.” (p 282). That’s no surprise to anyone who has led project and teams nuchsyu.... Continue Reading →
Dealing with Differences
I'm struck by the contrast. I'm going through Dale Carnegie's classic book How to Win Friends and Influence People again. This morning I was reading Carnegie's advice regarding arguments. Bottom-line: you can't win them. If you lose the argument, you lose. If you win the argument, you lose because the other person walks away defeated and... Continue Reading →
Do You Really Want to Lead?
I'm spending the entire week next week with a group of aspiring leaders. They have answered the call of their organization to step up to a leadership role. In addition to more pay, they will also receive many opportunities to make a real difference for their organization.And most of them are clueless to the challenge... Continue Reading →
