Emotional intelligence for project managers
Leaders and managers are often running in a high-pressure working environment. For example, a leader is often faced to manage unexpected situations, where plans are suddenly overturned and quick decision making is a must. Dealing with emotions and controlling nerves...
How to take effective notes during a meeting
This article explain a simple technique to take rapid and effective notes during a meeting
Project Management and team empowerment
One of the main things I learned in these years as a manager is that you should not always look out for your team. Entrepreneurs and managers tend too often to step into the work of their peers to explain step by step what needs to be done. The reality shows us that...
How to estimate and tell your customer
Without doubt, one of the most complex things in project management is estimating. As a vital part of a project, estimations are used to build up a project plan and to forecast a delivery date. But estimating time and budget in project management is an arcane and...
How to solve communication issues when dealing with virtual teams
Without doubt, one of the main reasons why projects fail is the absence of effective communication. But what can we do to improve the situation? Let's look at an example and a possible solution. In many occasions, I have been involved in projects that are run by so...
Some takeaway notes from The Next Web Conference 2017
Earlier in May I attended the TNW2017 conference in Amsterdam, which is generally recognized as the industry-leading conference in Europe for start-ups and innovation. Since a couple of years I strived to attend this conference and finally this time I had a ticket...
How to make your business strategy a success
I recently attended a professional programme on Strategic Business Management at Harvard, and I want to share my experience with my fellow readers. In brief, my experience at Harvard has been superb: tuition, location and fellow students were magnificent and greatly...
Future challenges of project management
A few weeks ago I have initiated a survey with the Prime Consultants network to learn more about our profession and the challenges we expect in the future. This was my first attempt to run a (short) survey on project management topics, which I am very passionate about...
Why we decided to teach
They say if you give a man a fish he eats for a night, but if you teach a man how to fish, he'll be full forever. Although that doesn't completely line up with our reasons, it's most certainly part of it. Since I started business almost 20 years ago, one of my biggest...
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