“IT pros always and without fail, quietly self-organize around those who make the work easier, while shunning those who make the work harder, independent of the organizational chart.”
Found this quote in a ComputerWorld article a friend sent me (http://tinyurl.com/lm9yb7). While the entire article is well worth reading this one sentence seemed to pertain to the [...]
More Thoughts on Servant Leadership
October 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: PMO · Program Management
Leadership and Program Management: Reflections on the PPM Summit
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments
I promised that I’d pass along some thoughts about the PPM Summit so here goes:
1) We had a terrifically engaged audience. I’ve been speaking at one conference or another for just a few weeks shy of 13 years and hands down I felt that the attendees where there because they really cared about running a [...]
Tags: PMO · PPM Summit · Program Management
8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Workplaces
May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
A post by Wally Bock on his Three Star Leadership Blog got me thinking about our the working environment we create based on how we manage our PMOs, our programs, and our projects.
The 8 factors listed below are the compilation of feedback from Mr. Bock’s students about the work environments they preferred to work in.
1. [...]
Tags: PMO