Mastering Three Spaces: Personal, Reputation And Project

Do you remember last years “The Four Dharmas Of Project Management“? “I learned that you cannot jump from the PMBoK directly to topics like “mental flexibility” and “emotional intelligence”. I am sorry to tell you, but most people cannot make that jump that fast. A path to “project enlightenment” has to be defined. Conveniently, I …

Why You Should Know What You’re About

“Know thyself” – Temple of Apollo at Delphi “I thought this was a blog about Project Management… uhm … Project Leadership?” Thanks for bringing that up. Yes it is. In my view a project is nothing more than a bunch of people interacting together to achieve a certain goal. And it’s the role of the …

The End Of The Human Cannonball: Project Leadership In Today’s World

In the remaining months of this year I have some exciting speaking engagements coming up (stay tuned for updates). Here is the slidedeck for one of them: The End Of The Human Cannonball: Project Leadership In Today’s World. The End Of The Human Cannonball: Project Leadership In Today's World View more presentations from Bas de …

Forum On Construction Project Leadership In New York

(this is a repost) If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I get all excited when people are infusing our Project Management profession with Leadership, you know, the icky stuff that is about “humans” (waaahaaaaa). When I found out about the Center for Project Leadership at Columbia University I got …

Forum: Project Success Requires Leadership AND Management

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I get all excited when people are infusing our Project Management profession with Leadership, you know, the icky stuff that is about “humans” (waaahaaaaa). When I found out about the Center for Project Leadership at Columbia University I got out of my chair …