Leading the conversation on digital connected work
In today’s economy, victory goes not to the certain, but to those brave enough to leap even though they don’t know where they’re going to land. Success requires the courage to suspend expectations of security. To let go, for a moment, the burning need to know how the story will end. Leaders can earn their...
Despite their headlong pursuit of tomorrow’s innovations, too many organizations still cling to yesterday’s hierarchies. They conflate “supervisor” with “boss”—the person over and above a team of subordinates. But organizations that truly want to transform themselves and the world around them are flipping that hierarchy upside-down: meet the anti-manager. A new wave of start-ups and...
One can say that a project is like a musical symphony. It needs all its members kept in perfect tune to achieve a “melody of happiness”, in other words, delivering the project’s outcome successfully. In this context, the project manager is like a maestro, conducting their team with elegance to carry out the program as...
This is the second installment in a series of posts about the benefits of realizing Agile at scale. Be sure to check out part one, “3 Key Shifts Necessary for Scaling Agile,” first. There are many benefits to scaling Agile, both tangible and intangible. Embracing an Agile mindset and culture shift across the enterprise has...
Whether it’s time to paint your living room or restructure your company, knowing when to make a change is not always obvious. But one thing is for certain: It’s never easy. Consider the widening debate over what to do about daylight savings. When the clock jumps forward in the spring, we sorely miss that lost...
The weeks, months or even years in which a project is planned and executed constitute a wealth of work and documentation, including contracts, planning, communication, deliverables and reporting. By the time you reach the end of a project life cycle, you’ll find that there are several further steps required just for closure. The closure phase...
There are significant differences between the roles of a marketing manager and a project manager. Marketing managers are better known for deciding on creative direction and transforming a client’s needs into an effective and persuasive campaign, whereas a project manager is focused on building a capable team that can ensure completion of deliverables on budget...
Though a majority of Americans expect corporations to do their part to make the world a better place, philanthropy still takes a back seat to making a profit for many companies. But some of today’s most innovative organizations have made investing in social good intrinsic to their corporate brand and success. The best have proven...
When journalist Clive Thompson wrote a book on the art of coding, he felt he had no choice but to learn the craft himself. The first thing that struck him was the tech industry’s obsession with efficiency. When in doubt, he learned, automate it. And soon he began seeing ways he could streamline everyday tasks. ...
The benefits of fostering a high-velocity corporate culture may be obvious, but a surprising number of companies have trouble moving quickly enough to beat, or even keep up, with the competition. Businesses have to be fast to maintain relevance. First movers in any field have the easiest time establishing brand recognition and customer loyalty before...
