Persistence by CEO required
These real stories illustrate how a CEO successfully builds a project-based organization. The first story is about persistence. Executive Shuffle Projects at a high tech manufacturing company were missing schedules, […]
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Engage leaders in projects: the CEO’s role
My previous post described the first two aspects of a CEO’s role in a project based organization. The remaining aspects are to engage leaders at the right points in […]
Project culture: the CEO’s role
“What is the CEO’s role in a project-based organization?” Recently a group of CEO’s who run SMB businesses (from $5M to $400M USD in annual revenues) asked me to address […]
Transformation projects need early victories
Creating early victories is essential in transformation projects. Recently the Transformation Center asked me to run a workshop and some coaching for the current cohort of Oregon’s Clinical Innovation Fellows. […]
How good is good enough?
Occasionally I speak to a master’s class working towards a Master of Science in Global Leadership degree. Recently I was asked to comment on a student’s analysis of his organization’s […]
A delegation dilemma
John is the visionary and articulate chief executive at one of my clients. Unfortunately, he gives vague directions to his teams, believing that he is empowering them with freedom. When […]
Make your sausage behind closed doors
You may enjoy eating sausage, but probably less so after you watch the messy process of making it. Similarly, the week to week progress of even successful projects is filled […]
Uninformed sponsors
“Uninformed sponsors – sponsors in name only – are of little help to project managers when obstacles arise.” So says Eric Verzuh, one of my favorite authors on projects. Verzuh […]
How to create an environment of accountability
Often leaders ask me how to improve accountability within their project-based organization. However, that leader may actually be contributing to the accountability problem without realizing it, often because he communicates […]
A controlling or micromanaging leadership style doesn’t work well
… especially on projects that must create and apply complex knowledge. Good leaders facilitate more than they bark orders. They share power and information. They build an environment where teamwork, […]