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A key point for me from Dave Wakeman’s post about what leaders can learn from the current crisis is the idea that it matters how you lead in troubled times. How often do we take an inventory of the leadership skillset available to us? Routinely? Rarely? And how often do we put in work to refine those skills?  Like any good emergency preparedness plan, we need to constantly review how we have dealt with crisis in the past and update our skills accordingly.  Do we solicit feedback from project members that will help ameliorate our leadership qualities?  Do we create a strong sense of community that can weather future storms?  A decent amount of preparation will help provide order even during the most chaotic of times.

From Voices on Project Management:
By Dave Wakeman

As you may have noticed, my attention during the pandemic has been largely focused on the lessons we can all learn about leadership.

Why mess with a good thing? So, I’ll continue to focus on leadership this month, since the lessons are still popping up fast and furi…

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A rule of thumb from Al Pittampalli’s brilliantly succinct book, “Read This Before Our Next Meeting” that I try to follow is that a meeting should support a decision that has already been made.  We’ve all sat in meetings that seem like a Möbius strip of due diligence. I try and solicit opinion via email before a meeting, come to a preliminary conclusion, and present that in the meeting.  More often than not it streamlines the ensuing discussion, and saves a lot of wasted time and effort.  What are some strategies you’ve found to make meetings more effective?

From Voices on Project Management:
By Emily Luijbregts

Is a full calendar a sign of an effective leader? Does having lots of meetings make you a better project manager?

I’d answer “no” to both of those questions. For several years, I rushed through days where I’ve barely had time to think as I went from …

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