Habit # 06 - Synergize
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
8M ago
If you thought “synergy” was yet another buzzword from the 80s (or 90s … ), like synchronicity, then you would be mistaken … unless you meant, like, 80 BC (or earlier ..read more
Visit website
Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
This is all about empathic listening … listening to understand … not just waiting for the other guy to finish so that you can say what is on your mind ..read more
Visit website
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
You can’t turn around without stubbing your toe on win/win solutions … everybody talks that talk.   We hear about win/win quite a bit.  It is a buzzword mercilessly deployed by salespeople who at least pay it lip service.  Reality may not be so kind, though ..read more
Visit website
TQM and A Growth Mindset
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
Have you ever worked in - or with - an organization that really has taken the Quality message to heart? spl.drwill.co/freeconsult ..read more
Visit website
Envisioning a Software/Tech Product
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
Psychologists will tell you that what you aim at determines what you see rather than what you see determines what you aim at … see the difference?  I guess you would need to aim at the difference to see it. Spl.drwill.co/freeconsult ..read more
Visit website
Non-Technical Leaders of Technical Projects
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
So, I had a question from Tony V: “You gave three problems that non-technical technology project leaders have to figure out.  I am a non-technical project lead on a software project … what do I need to know about these things ..read more
Visit website
Habit # 03 Put First Things First
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
You might be wondering … errr … where else would you put first things?  I guess you’d be surprised where people put them … my Mom always said “a place for everything and everything in its place” … she’d want first things … right, you know, there … first. https://fs.blog/great-talks/common-denominator-success-albert-gray ..read more
Visit website
Domain Knowledge: How Much is Enough?
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
Management is management, right?  I recently polled a population of project managers asking the musical question - how much (or little) domain knowledge is needed to be an effective project manager? spl.drwill.co/freeconsult ..read more
Visit website
Knowing When to Run
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
I keep my finger on the pulse of various groups online looking for people to help.  Sometimes you find people for whom the best advice is that you gotta “know when to run!” https://spl.drwill.co/costrisk https://spl.drwill.co/risk https://spl.drwill.co/asses_schedule_risk ..read more
Visit website
Habit # 02 - Begin with the End in Mind
Software Project Leadership
by Dr Will
1y ago
One of the key concepts in stoicism is that of “memento mori” Latin for “remember you will die.”  I guess that works for everybody but Keith Richards … https://spl.drwill.co/costrisk https://spl.drwill.co/risk https://spl.drwill.co/asses_schedule_risk https://www.selfauthoring.com ..read more
Visit website

Follow Software Project Leadership on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR