by Philip R. Diab | Mar 31, 2011 | PM Practice
The other day I was doing a bit of research for an upcoming speaking engagement and I was struck by the fact that in the hype that exists in the business community it seems there is not as much focus on competence. So much of what we focus on in the 21st century is...
by Philip R. Diab | Mar 30, 2011 | PM Practice
The following is a guest post by Past PMI Chair Rebecca Winston, JD, PMI Fellow. Some of the lessons I have applied I learned by acquiring a certain amount of scarring and others are from other project managers I observed or with whom I networked. There is no magic...
by Philip R. Diab | Mar 29, 2011 | Management Trends
One of the popular tactics that is often employed in military and political situations is “divide and rule” strategies. This is a process that has been employed by the Romans, 20th century colonial powers, and certain political leaders in more recent...
by Philip R. Diab | Mar 28, 2011 | PM Practice
A friend of mine told me a long time ago that he despised being referred to as an expert in the field of project management. Even though he is indeed an authority in every sense of the word, he explained to me that he has seen so many I stances in his career that the...
by Philip R. Diab | Mar 27, 2011 | PM Practice
The dawn of the internet age brought about ebusiness and with this new way of conducting commercial activities many in the professional community argued that business as we knew it had changed. It seemed that the convention of the age believed that new business...
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