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Adaptive Leadership With Milton Friesen

April 22, 09 //
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The topic of this episode of The Project Shrink Podcast is “Adaptive Leadership”. I am talking to Milton Friesen, author of the book “Ingenuity Arts”. Adaptive leadership is critical for the success of today’s organizations. His book explains how adaptive leaders think.

Ingenuity Arts argues that current research into complex adaptive systems can be a significant asset in designing and leading adaptive organizations that will thrive amid a pace of change that continues to increase.

In this interview Milton will explain adaptive leadership and the role of Ingenuity Arts. For more information about the book, visit his website IngenuityArts.com.

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Project Management For Girls

April 7, 09 //
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Elizabeth Harrin is a Project Manager based in the UK. She is also the author of the “PM for Girls” blog. In this episode of The Project Shrink we are addressing this all important question: Is Project Management different for girls/women?

She has written the book “Project Management In The Real World”. In the second half of our conversation we talk about this great book.

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Looking For An Excuse To Try Twitter? Win “SharePoint For Project Management”!

March 24, 09 //
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Looking for an excuse to try Twitter? How about getting a chance to win a free copy of “SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint“?

This week I am running a short contest on Twitter and I am giving away 5 copies of this great book by Dux Sy. As in free. As in you pay nothing to get one.

I know how you are dying to try out Twitter. But your colleagues and your mom are telling you it’s a waste of time. Forget them! Give it a spin.

Of course you can also participate when you are already using Twitter.

The enter the contest:

twitterquestion Looking For An Excuse To Try Twitter? Win SharePoint For Project Management!

So, if you are new, sign up for Twitter and login. At the Twitter website enter in the big white box on top of the page (“What are you doing?”) why you need the book “SharePoint for Project Management”.

Don’t forget to start you entry with @projectshrink. This will make sure I will notice it.

End of this week I will pick 5 random answers. Contest ends Friday 27th evening GMT.

Below are some entries from two weeks ago.

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Managing The Gray Areas With Jerry Manas

March 9, 09 //
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In this episode of “The Project Shrink” I am talking to Jerry Manas. Jerry is an organizational architect and author of two books: “Napoleon on Project Management” and “Managing The Gray Areas”. We are talking about the “gray areas”.

Managing projects is all about finding balances, finding the right touch for the right occasion. Jerry has has identified 6 of these balances and calls them “gray areas”.

He answers the following questions:

  • How can one meet the needs of individuals and the needs of the organization?
  • How can you maintain a sense of order without compromising productivity?
  • How much can you trust the people on your team to do what they’re supposed to do?

You can watch the interview below or follow this link to YouTube.com.

You can find more information about Jerry on his company website, or you can visit his blog.

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Communicate The Bigger Picture

February 19, 08 //
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With large groups and a lot of time pressure you don’t always spend enough effort in communicating the overall perspective of the project. Too bad, because emphasizing the “bigger picture” helps stakeholders to keep in line and, if done properly, enhance motivation among the team (they wanna be part of something cool). Here are two tips to save you time and help you out in this department.
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