by David Barrett | May 6, 2020 | Blog, prepare, Project Management, protect, Strategy Execution, survive
I launched ProjectTalks Virtual this past week. I must say, running a conference virtually is not easy. We certainly ran into our fair share of technical issues – but learned lots. Preparation is now in the works for ProjectTalks II. My session at...
by David Barrett | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Everyone, kindness, Project Management, Strategy Execution
“Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” Adam Lindsay Gordon These beautiful words are inscribed over the fireplace in the building my Great Grandfather called home for many years. He lived by them. They are also...
by David Barrett | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership, Project Management
Whether you are selling to a client, trying to influence an internal decision, creating a business case or convincing a team of stakeholders that your project needs more time or money – the Golden Rule will always be “know your audience”. One of my ‘people’ shared an...
by David Barrett | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, inspire, inspiring, Leadership, Project Management
(This blog is an update on the first version published in 2014) I have been working through an article from Forbes.com this summer that listed the top 10 qualities that make a great leader. The last on the list is ‘The Ability to Inspire’. I get a lot of calls...
by David Barrett | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy Execution
“Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts.” It seems the term synergy comes from multiple roots that all lead to the words “working together”. When I work with leadership teams on strategy execution, we will try...
by David Barrett | May 30, 2018 | Blog, Project Management
(Originally posted March,2016) Not a great start to the day when you hear this from someone in the gym. And that’s what happened one morning recently while I was chatting with my ‘elliptical’ partner. He works for a cloud-based accounts receivable solutions...
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