Have you ever taken your friends to your favorite restaurant only to be surprised that they didn’t like it? Maybe you recently changed your car and now it seems everyone…
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March 13, 2017 |
5 min read
Decision-making is hard. I put my hands straight up and admit, I am one of those people who always want to make “the right” decision. How do you make the…
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March 8, 2017 |
4 min read
If you needed to improve your team’s overall productivity, what would you do? I imagine you may develop project templates; create a collaborative project site; delegate work; help your team…
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February 13, 2017 |
5 min read
Conflict, personality clashes, and other challenges will arise in project teams for many reasons. This can lead to difficult conversations between you, the project manager, and individual team members. …
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January 24, 2017 |
7 min read
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” — Fitzhugh Dodson Goals, whether personal or professional, are powerful motivators…
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January 9, 2017 |
6 min read
The journey to successful collaborative project leadership has so far included key leadership strategies for project managers and suggestions for positive team dynamics. Another important leadership technique is adapting to…
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January 4, 2017 |
3 min read
An important step towards project leadership is team management. The importance of leading and supporting your team becomes even clearer when we consider recent studies and surveys showing that large…
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December 29, 2016 |
4 min read
If you are a new Project Manager, you really should think about leadership. Develop your leadership skills with our free project handbook It is very important to have…
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December 20, 2016 |
4 min read
Recently, we featured tips for motivating your team and developing a healthier attitude to achieve personal and professional goals. A recurring theme within these posts was the importance of just getting…
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November 29, 2016 |
6 min read
On your project and in life, you have the cards you have for now. Develop your project leadership skills with our free handbook! Maybe you dealt the cards…
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November 16, 2016 |
5 min read
A project manager wears many hats: planner, negotiator, resource manager, delegator and accountant to name but a few. Develop your leadership skills with our free project management handbook …
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November 14, 2016 |
6 min read
BrightWork has been deployed to thousands of customers over the past twenty years. Having spent some time reviewing customer success, I have identified five key success factors behind these deployments…
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October 27, 2016 |
5 min read
I recently introduced the nine Enneagram personality types and their impact on leadership styles. It is worth spending some time reading and considering the nine types before deciding which best…
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October 24, 2016 |
4 min read
Personality traits play a much bigger role in decision making than you may think. Some people are, by their very nature, indecisive. They find it quite difficult to make most…
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September 29, 2016 |
2 min read
![How to Run a Successful Team Meeting [Agenda Template]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/rawpixel-665401-unsplash-2880x1800.jpg){kind=tracking}
Running a successful project meeting that energizes and informs your team does not happen by accident! Take a look at how you currently organize meetings and consider the question –…
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August 22, 2016 |
4 min read
![Get More Results from Your Project Sponsor Meetings [Agenda Template]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/pexels-photo-615474-1.jpeg)
Keeping your project sponsor informed about the progress of the project is incredibly important to the overall success of the work. Learn more about leadership and collaboration in our…
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August 15, 2016 |
3 min read
Meetings are essential to collaboration during a project. When run correctly, meetings help to connect, involve, and inform your team. A good meeting should energize the team. Learn more…
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August 9, 2016 |
6 min read
“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.” James T. Kirk (William Shatner’s character from Star Trek) Although this quote is not likely from the original…
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August 3, 2016 |
3 min read
Time is a finite resource that we all wish we could top up every now and then! Juggling multiple, and sometimes competing, professional and personal commitments makes effective time management…
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July 25, 2016 |
3 min read
You are ready to start a new project – what’s next? You should formally initiate the project so you know what you’re getting into as a project manager before you…
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July 21, 2016 |
3 min read
If you’re in an organization and you want to do something new, strategic, exciting, challenging, difficult – it’s a project. Click to download our free book, Collaborative Project Management…
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June 23, 2016 |
5 min read
Leadership is an essential and critical skill that can determine the magnitude of an individual’s achievements within their career. To be a successful and productive project manager, however, the qualities…
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May 27, 2016 |
6 min read
![Six Secrets to Using Earned Value Management [Infographic]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Planning-for-a-data-migration-project-1.jpg)
Here is a simple definition of earned value: earned value is a way to measure project performance and progress. You take your plan and assign a value for each item or…
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April 21, 2016 |
3 min read
Believe it or not, projects fail…all the time. And not just small projects from small organizations, but large ones of huge significance. Some of the most powerful companies in the world…
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March 15, 2016 |
7 min read