Leading Answers

JUNE 22, 2022

This is part one in a series on leading agile teams from the Beyond Agile book. We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. Then discuss the transition from servant leadership to shared leadership.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership.   Leadership is a Huge Topic.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

And I’m personally not worried about that – that will give us much more time to focus on project leadership and stakeholder engagement; the things that computers can’t (yet) do for us. You’re already seeing the development of some of their tools including AI within the planning function or bringing in chat bots too.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Sofia Hess says: Virtual meetings are essential for geographically dispersed teams. This is incredibly important for our team. 3: Understand The Strengths of Your Team. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

That didn’t sit quite right with her (and she didn’t know she was a perfect example of a project management ethics case study when she was telling me the story!). Being able to act as a credible, trusted leader is dependent on you and your team making ethical choices about how you manage and lead the work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

I could write my book without his case study (and I did). Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. Not talking about problems Surprises are bad. Project sponsors don't like bad news either. And I told him so.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

I could write my book without his case study. Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. As I talk about in my course on how to write awesome project status reports , surprises are bad. And I told him so.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. Other studies from Gallup and Harvard Business Review report equally grim statistics for project timeliness, cost overruns and scope creep. The reason should be obvious: project team members and stakeholders are humans or groups of humans.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development in the months ahead… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. Leadership.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Do your team members understand what you are saying? You start talking about project management and your team members hear the Charlie Brown "Wah, wah, wah." And if you want to connect with your teams, it's going to require change.painful change. "If Many employees who previously served on project teams have retired recently.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

This is the last in a series of 3 blogs presenting the result of an interesting research study from Sam Walker. Walker discovered that the most successful sports teams that ever existed all shared one single element: They all had a team captain with 7 overlapping traits that made them extremely successful.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

People don’t leave bad jobs - they leave bad managers. Unfortunately, 77% of organizations say that they lack great leadership. So, it only makes sense that to keep your team together and happy (and avoid project failure ), you need to level up your leadership game. That’s where servant leadership comes in.

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Planio

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Leadership. That means communicating with their team and project stakeholders , setting realistic requirements, running meetings , assigning tasks , and managing time, budgets, and expectations. to keep their teams organized, document lessons learned, and manage tasks from start to finish. Leadership. Let’s find out.

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Planio

JANUARY 6, 2020

Leadership is a hot topic in every part of a growing business. And if you have ambitions to lead a project team, then you need to understand exactly what makes a project leader different from a project manager. So what does it take to get your team up on top of their standing desks reciting “ O Captain, my captain! Motivation.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2019

Continuous growth is difficult, but a strategic plan can help make it more accessible to rally the leadership and resources necessary to support it. Knowing intimately how your business works internally, and the current and developing conditions in your market, is crucial. How to Develop a Strategic Plan.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 5, 2022

Minimal support from your leadership. It may seem impossible to do both at times, which can quickly lead to burnout and underperformance. And organizations need to foster a healthy working environment for their teams to thrive. Who knows—you might start a trend that leads to a more balanced, productive, and happy team!

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Scrum.org

JULY 8, 2021

TL; DR: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams w/ Scott Weiner — ACB21. In this highly engaging speaker session from the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, Scott Weiner shares a case study on how to master an agile transition by creating agile resistant teams based on common sense, team autonomy, and the psychology of metrics. ??

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Industrial organisational (IO) psychology, or social organisational psychology, is the study of human behaviour in the workplace, and the foundation of how Bernardo has been able to do large scale change. One thing you can do is to ask the project sponsor to make an introduction to you to the team. What is industrial psychology?

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Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

With more than 50 data points culled from dozens of studies, this page is your de-facto source for all things related to project management statistics. Another study found that 33% of projects fail because of a lack of involvement from senior management. ( Poor communication (29%). And what kind of PM tools best fit your needs?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2019

He was given the opportunity to act as a team lead, a role he very much wanted and where he felt he could make a difference. All of these are challenges for people who want to move from technical roles into project management and leadership roles. Read on to find out how to make the transition from subject matter expert to team lead.

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Proofhub

DECEMBER 22, 2020

However, it would be prudent to say that some of these companies experience difficulties developing a strong-hold during the transition period. So, what impacts does the digital transformation have on leadership strategies? one of the main hindrances toward business success is poor communication. Effective communication?—?

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Project Bliss

MAY 12, 2020

If you’ve wondered how to develop empathy, it is possible. People with well developed emotional intelligence do better in their careers and even make more money. But knowing how to develop empathy doesn’t come naturally for everyone. Related: How to Develop Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Skills.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2019

But we do know that when it comes to business, leadership, personal productivity and work-life balance, a slew of seriously helpful self-help books has recently been published that can help you make 2019 your best year yet. She knows a thing or two about how women are considered weak if they’re nice and nasty if they’re not.

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Proofhub

AUGUST 12, 2021

Must-Have Leadership Skills for Running a Hybrid Team Source: [link] A good manager can help their team weather almost any storm, but what happens when the entire staff is facing a brand new situation? However, as advantageous as it may be, running a hybrid team isn’t easy. Do you have what it takes? Give ProofHub a try.

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Proofhub

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Source: [link] In this post, we are going to discuss how the HR teams benefit from the project management systems. One of the crucial activities is to build skills and experience to lead projects and teams. It simply means that there can be an opportunity to lead a team having big tasks or tight deadlines.

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Susanne Madsen

JANUARY 5, 2020

What better time to consider how you can continue to develop as a project leader and sharpen your saw. The feedback you received shouldn't be seen as negative but as an opportunity to grow and continue to develop. To continue to develop your project leadership skills, have a look through the eight topics below.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 13, 2021

You likely don’t know all the reasons why sleep is important for productivity, leadership, and health! For years, researchers have studied the role of sleep in forming memories. Whether improving your leadership skills, working with your team on a project, or even preparing for a job interview , getting enough sleep will help.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 18, 2020

Whether it’s developing a new product or securing investment, where the process involves a series of steps, it should be managed like any other project. The foundation level was fairly straightforward, there’s a lot to learn and an exam, but if you study hard it’s not too bad.”.

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nTask

JULY 17, 2019

Especially, if you are the team lead on a project with relatively high requirements. So, as up to 75% of the respondents involved in a study by Geneca agree that software projects are prone to failure right from the beginning. Map out SMART goals and objectives in a way that they can be easily shared with your team too.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 7, 2018

Sofia Hess says: Virtual meetings are essential for geographically dispersed teams. This is incredibly important for our team. 3: Understand The Strengths of Your Team. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What is the optimal size of a team? Should teams be stable over at least several years, or is it a good idea they change at will? How should leadership interact with autonomous teams? Is scaling always a bad idea? Of all the impediments that a team faces, which is the one to focus on first?

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Proofhub

OCTOBER 5, 2021

How To Steer Your Team Away From The 2021 Burnout Epidemic Source: [link] In May 2019, The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized “burnout” as “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed,” and emphasized that the term “burnout” shouldn’t be used to describe experiences in areas of life outside of the workplace.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Of course, models are always poor approximations for the reality of the world, but I am drawn to this model because it provides supporting evidence to what I see in terms of how organizations are wrestling with new ways of working that are accompanying the Digital Age. So what are the implications for how we work?

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Proofhub

JULY 12, 2022

Having the information as to why people tend to leave, HR can develop plans to address employee turnover. HR needs to develop long-term plans that account for change and agility. Developing Leadership The role of leadership is crucial to ensure teams perform their best.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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