Great leadership doesn’t mean you have to have a dynamic, outgoing personality. Some great leaders are introverts and others are extroverts. There are leaders who are great networkers and others who prefer to work within their own team. Some leaders…
Overview Creating a Project Management Centre of Excellence is the driving force that takes an organization forward to realize their project management mandate. It encompasses the process of creating a strategy for project management, re-shaping the culture to be more…
As we wade through yet another series of economic crises our organizational imperatives lean towards managing our work and in particular, our projects, on time and on budget. No longer do we have the luxury to exceed budget and time…
An Innovation Centre of Excellence is a business unit that touches the entire organization; collaborating with departments to foster a culture of innovation and establishing internal processes to sustain it. Many organizations that we deal with globally speak well of…
May 2015 Dear Doctor Project I sent my staff on a very intensive 3-day project management workshop. It’s been several months now but I’m not seeing any significant change in how they’re managing their projects. They’re all working on projects…
Many of us have had great ideas or visions. But our dilemma is really: What do we do with them? In our HR management role, how do we get more ideas and visions from all employees? And how do we…
Leading transformational organizational change is a major initiative that requires good planning. Start by creating a business case for the change that illustrated leadership’s commitment and demonstrates the relevance to employees. Change leaders must diagnose the scope of change accurately…
It’s not enough to engage employees in problem solving; management must be willing to explore their suggestions for improvement and be willing to change. We’ve all read the stories about the demise of Target Canada and all of the reasons…
Creating a culture of innovation starts with your hiring process. Hiring for innovation presents new challenges to traditional hiring practices and requires nothing less than an innovative approach. Let me share with you examples of companies that have found successful…
What happens when a competitive threat occurs that can dramatically harm your organization’s market position? How can your organization respond? Here are some effective ways we used to help a client develop a very effective strategy to a competitive threat.…
