I challenge you to read this paragraph and then close your eyes and focus. Think about the future. What does it look like to you? How do you think humankind operates 20, 30, or 40 years from now? Are we even more digitally connected than we already are? What behaviors or actions are commonplace now that might be nonexistent then? Continue reading
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#345 – HELP YOUR TEAM MAKE BETTER RELIABILITY DECISIONS – FRED SCHENKELBERG
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While in the US Army many years ago, I took command of an artillery battery. My first day included sitting down with my boss, the battalion commander. I’ve used the advice he gave me every day since.
He said that I needed to make decisions. It’s great when they are good decisions, you can learn from decisions that don’t work out well. He also said the only thing not allowed is not making a decision. Continue reading
#345 – WAS TELEWORK ONLY THE BEGINNING – JIM TONEY
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Is there a tectonic collision in the making as employers require employees to return to the office, if not full time, then several days a week? There just might be. Being able to use technology to work just about anywhere through an internet connection provided a taste of freedom for many. And, they do not want to give it up. Companies across the board report employee shortages, nationally there may be as many as 10 million job openings. Continue reading
#345 – PROJECT LEADERSHIP: ACTION OR DAMNATION – MALCOLM PEART
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“You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t”. This was the message from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for those situations when you believe in your heart that you are doing the right thing even if, or when others believe it to be wrong. This is what leaders do, they lead based upon what they believe to be right and will reap the consequences, whatever the outcome. Leadership is about doing; it’s about making things happen through the people who follow and enabling those people to make it happen. It’s also about being responsible for your actions and those of the others who have acted on your behalf. Continue reading
#345 – PROJECT MANAGER LESSONS LEARNED – JOHN AYERS
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This story is an example of centering your design around a high-tech solution to a problem when a low risk proven technology would have more than sufficed. Technical expertise egos got in the way of a practical low-cost approach resulting in unplanned schedule and cost growth. Continue reading