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I am Winston Wolfe. I Solve Problems.

by Alec Satin

Harvey Keitel’s performance as Winston Wolfe in Pulp Fiction inspires me to be a better leader…

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6 Lessons on Leadership from Captain Bligh

by Alec Satin

Observing some of the actions and attitudes of the cold, hard Captain William Bligh can provide you with a measure to use against your own behavior as a project manager.

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Who and Where? New Leaders and Directions

by Alec Satin

(This is a guest post by Stefano Paolinelli, PMP.)
These are tough times, the toughest since the great depression, according to many experts. Often you need to hit the bottom before great things start to happen. Michael Jordan used to say that you can be great only after failing and learning from those failures.
I have seen political changes and demands for government transparency, at a national and local level, as never before. It also seems unprecedented the way people are questioning boards and executives of major corporations. These organizations must change and adapt to the needs of the new market to [...]

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Developing a Consistently Positive Attitude – Key 1 to Being a Wildly Successful Project Manager

by Alec Satin

Here are the 10 Keys to being a Wildly Successful Project Manager:

Develop a consistently positive attitude.
Make wise choices.
Believe in your abilities.
Be a master at setting goals and achieving them.
Have a clear vision of what success means to you and to your project.
Develop steady, positive habits.
Show persistence.
Over-communicate.
Be transparent.
Do what you say you will do without exception.

With all the fear and confusion around right now stemming from the world economic situation, I thought it might be useful to return to some of the basics of project management leadership touched upon in 10 Keys to Being a Wildly Successful Project Manager.
Developing a [...]

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Pleasing Stakeholders Linkfest: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask.

by Alec Satin

(Okay, perhaps not everything. And perhaps you didn’t want to know. But please keep reading – this may be of interest to you.)
Why a Stakeholder Linkfest
This past week I took part in three different conversations in which the success (and in one case failure) of a project could be related back to the relationship the project manager had with the stakeholders.
Key to your success as a project manager is your ability to understand the opportunities, desires and needs of your stakeholders. You may know this intellectually, but is it part of your day to day practice? How well do you [...]

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