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Posted by on Oct 1, 2014

The Human Side of Project Management

My new book, Maximizing Project Success Through Human Performance, focuses on what has been missing from most major project management methodologies – how to lead actual humans in successful projects.  Most experienced project managers know by now that project success or failure hinges on more than just schedules, budgets, and quality control; it’s almost always […]

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Posted by on Aug 26, 2014

Project Managers, Do You Have the Symptoms of Risk Myopia?

“Risk myopia” occurs when individuals or groups are short-sighted about risk, unable to take in the full risk picture, which leads them to focus exclusively on short-term risks or those within a limited perspective. DIAGNOSIS/SYMPTOMS The risk landscape is broad, covering a wide range of uncertainties that could affect our ability to achieve our objectives. […]

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Posted by on Jul 31, 2014

Start With Goals: Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce

With constantly changing technology to keep up with, demands for efficiency and a shortage of millenials entering their ranks, Federal leaders are under more pressure than ever to recruit and retain new talent, and get more from existing employees. The need to optimize talent in the workforce is evident. How do you begin to assess the […]

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Posted by on Jul 17, 2014

Lesson from the VA: The Role of Culture in Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce

Recently, failures of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs have been in the news.  Investigators have found that the problems at VA are not occasional occurrences but to quote the Washington Post, the VA suffers from “corrosive culture of employee discontent and management retaliation. “ Unfortunately, organizational culture and workforce development continue to be […]

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