Alfonso Bucero and Randall Englund I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ll see it when I believe it. Do upper managers only come to believe in project sponsorship when they see it in action, perhaps from others in their organization or elsewhere (social proof)? Or do they believe in the vitality of project sponsorship…
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Simple Lessons from Music
As a professional musician in a past career lifetime, I can relate to these lessons. I found while trying to perfect the presentation of a piece, whether for competition or recording, that when I recorded a song and played it back, I systemically got better. That’s because I received FEEDBACK from an unbiased media. Indeed,…
Control or Results? How to Manage the Paradox and Achieve Greater Project Results
Randall L Englund Executive Consultant, Englund Project Management Consultancy Abstract Project work overwhelms us with choices. Often the choice in projects is between control and results. Onerous controls inhibit achieving results. You can pursue both control and results…up to the rare point where the two actually conflict. Which value will you choose when they conflict…
Unlearning – An Essential Power Skill to Develop as a Project Manager
Alfonso Bucero, PhD & Randall L. Englund Introduction Learning anything in life requires an open mind. As project managers, we need to be open to new ideas. Reflect on how many assumptions, techniques, knowledge, and perceptions you have relied on that are no longer practical or relevant in today’s project world. Most of us are…