“A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.” Project Management Body of Knowledge Third Edition Project Management Institute To many, project management represents their worst nightmare. The mere mention of the term conjures images of bloated bureaucracies, large consultant-laden teams, and endless meetings where decisions are seldom made […]
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For the purposes of personnel resource estimation, what is an individual worth? The answer may seem obvious. A full-time equivalent (FTE) or full-time employee is typically considered to be ‘worth’ 2000 hours of labor per year; calculated as the product of fifty, 40 hour work weeks.
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Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite and founder of Applied Performance, a leadership and personal communications services company, shares with us his insights regarding: the five principles of the Leadership Challenge, the differences between management and leadership, whether leaders are born or developed, and the four questions executives and managers should ask of themselves to further develop their leadership abilities.
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“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Author, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Experience is almost universally valued. Those possessing it are viewed as being superior; able to perform tasks with more practiced efficiency and more easily recognizing and responding to challenges that would otherwise inhibit forward progress. The question, therefore, is this: “For a given position, will one’s experience-based effectiveness grow without limit?”
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“A team has a certain potential. Nevertheless, simply being a team – a group of individuals wearing the same uniform or working at the same company – means little when it comes to realizing its potential. Here’s the question to be asked: ‘We are many, but are we much?’ The role of the leader is […]
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 19, Validate the Extremes, examines why and under what circumstances models generate less than accurate results, provides an example illustrating the kind of model output which could lead decision-makers to take inappropriate action, and recommends questions analysts should ask to prevent being misled by erroneous model output.
To say the accountable organization manages by fact may seem to suggest that a utopia exists, one in which all circumstances can be defined by ones and zeros. Within this utopian organization, executives and managers act to harvest the ones and discard the zeros.
While this is clearly not the case, managing by fact does imply that executives and managers leading accountable organizations strive to eliminate the subjectivity and raw opinion that is sometimes injected into the decision-making process; grounding decisions on a more tangible, objective foundation.
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/in Project Management/by Nathan Ives“A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.” Project Management Body of Knowledge Third Edition Project Management Institute To many, project management represents their worst nightmare. The mere mention of the term conjures images of bloated bureaucracies, large consultant-laden teams, and endless meetings where decisions are seldom made […]
Resource Projection Best Practice 6 – The 45 Week Year
/in Premium, Resource Projection/by StrategyDrivenThere are 52 weeks in a year. So a full-time employee works 52 weeks in a year, right? Wrong!
Leadership Inspirations – The Pioneer’s Creed
/in Leadership Inspirations/by StrategyDriven“The cowards never started, the weak died on the way, and only the strong survived.” The Pioneer’s Creed
Resource Projection Best Practice 5 – The 40 Hour Work Week
/in Premium, Resource Projection/by StrategyDrivenFor the purposes of personnel resource estimation, what is an individual worth? The answer may seem obvious. A full-time equivalent (FTE) or full-time employee is typically considered to be ‘worth’ 2000 hours of labor per year; calculated as the product of fifty, 40 hour work weeks.
StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 1 – An Interview with Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable
/in Management & Leadership, StrategyDriven Podcast/by StrategyDrivenRobert Thompson, author of The Offsite and founder of Applied Performance, a leadership and personal communications services company, shares with us his insights regarding: the five principles of the Leadership Challenge, the differences between management and leadership, whether leaders are born or developed, and the four questions executives and managers should ask of themselves to further develop their leadership abilities.
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Leadership Inspirations – Recognizing Talent
/in Leadership Inspirations/by StrategyDriven“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Author, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Tactical Execution – Some Things Get Better with Time, at least for a while
/in Premium, Tactical Execution/by StrategyDrivenExperience is almost universally valued. Those possessing it are viewed as being superior; able to perform tasks with more practiced efficiency and more easily recognizing and responding to challenges that would otherwise inhibit forward progress. The question, therefore, is this: “For a given position, will one’s experience-based effectiveness grow without limit?”
Leadership Inspirations – Ask the Correct Question
/in Leadership Inspirations/by John Wooden“A team has a certain potential. Nevertheless, simply being a team – a group of individuals wearing the same uniform or working at the same company – means little when it comes to realizing its potential. Here’s the question to be asked: ‘We are many, but are we much?’ The role of the leader is […]
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 19 – Validate the Extremes
/in Strategic Analysis, StrategyDriven Podcast/by Nathan IvesStrategyDriven Podcast Episode 19, Validate the Extremes, examines why and under what circumstances models generate less than accurate results, provides an example illustrating the kind of model output which could lead decision-makers to take inappropriate action, and recommends questions analysts should ask to prevent being misled by erroneous model output.
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Organizational Accountability Best Practice 1 – Fact-Based Management
/in Organizational Accountability, Premium/by StrategyDrivenTo say the accountable organization manages by fact may seem to suggest that a utopia exists, one in which all circumstances can be defined by ones and zeros. Within this utopian organization, executives and managers act to harvest the ones and discard the zeros.
While this is clearly not the case, managing by fact does imply that executives and managers leading accountable organizations strive to eliminate the subjectivity and raw opinion that is sometimes injected into the decision-making process; grounding decisions on a more tangible, objective foundation.