A project can have its own culture. I am all in favor of that. Providing a common understanding, shared beliefs and having a culture ensures the group stays together in rough times and communicates effectively. I even encourage you to cultivate a fun group culture by means of metaphors. But the notion of culture and …
I hate 10 second elevator pitches. There. I said it. How can I summarize the awesomeness that is me in 20 words? I can’t. Now, don’t get me wrong. I think it’s a good exercise to become more self-aware, it’s good to know yourself. But I know the entire context that goes with the summary. …
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 …
“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 …
It’s weird when people know you from your blog. Conversations get strange. You’ve never met a person, yet you think you know them. You associate them with the agile crowd, the lean posse, the social media gurus or any other label in existence. And presto, you have a whole set of assumptions about your conversation …