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Join our complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 11 Developing your cultural IQ is not just about geography or location. It’s also about organizational and functional culture – meaning the way teams are structured and roles are designed. Most project leaders haven’t been taught how to think differently for a world that is very changed from […]
Why Adaptive Leaders Are Needed in Supply Chain Management
No matter what line of business you’re in or what type of products or services your organization sells, customer needs and expectations have changed drastically in recent years. The supply chain of yesterday is no longer what it needs to be tomorrow. A main goal of supply chain management is to help make supply chain […]
How Project Leaders Can Thrive in a Time of Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Importance of Being Human in the Midst of Increased Automation Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) continue to illicit concerns from workers about job security. As automation increases, more manual and button-pushing jobs will be taken over by machines. While it is tempting to fear the loss of jobs to machines, AI shouldn’t be considered […]
5 Keys to Effective Coaching: How Coaches Can Improve Their Quality and Impact
Want to be a better project leader? Get these critical coaching tips for managers Whether it’s an athlete, a mentee, or an employee, the best coaches have the ability to get the most out of people and their performance. For project leaders in particular, being adaptive to each coaching situation and focusing on soft skills […]
Three Keys to Avoiding Fatal Leadership Errors: Lessons From the “Miracle on the Hudson”
What Captain Sully Can Teach Us About Business Complexity and Adaptive Leadership The “Miracle on the Hudson” is widely remembered for the heroism and poise that Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger showed as he guided a disabled commercial plane with 155 passengers aboard to a safe water landing. But what, specifically, allowed the airline pilot to […]
What Every PM Needs to Know About PMI®’s Latest Pulse of the Profession
A Deep Dive Into the Future of Project Management It’s not news that the discipline of project management has experienced immense growth in recent times. What’s notable is that this progress is expected to continue. Through 2027, the project-based work labor force is expected to grow by 33 percent, representing nearly 22 million new jobs […]
Is Your Organization a “Champion” or “Underperformer”?
How culture impacts project performance Alan Zucker has over 25 years of experience working in Fortune 100 companies leading projects and large organizations. He has delivered thousands of successful projects and managed major strategic initiatives. Zucker is also a Strategy Execution course instructor, with areas of expertise in project management, Agile transformation, and leadership. The […]
Study Shows a 250 Percent ROI for Soft Skills Training
University of Michigan study: Soft skills training boosts productivity, retention As project roles continue to evolve, and an increasing number of organizations conduct business on all corners of the globe, it will become more important for people to communicate clearly, lead effectively, and adapt to ever-changing conditions. We often talk about the importance of building […]
How Adaptive Leadership Extends Beyond the Business World
Kris Forcier, Strategy Execution’s Director of Global Sales Enablement, recently shared a story about what his teenage kids taught him about being adaptive. The story begins as follows: A few days ago, I mandated that my 17-year-old daughter, 14-year-old son, 2-year-old puppy, and wife of 26 years set aside some structured time to unplug and […]
Head Back to Campus for #ASEPatDuke in September
Are you confident in your ability to deliver business value in our ever-changing, complex corporate world? Leaders today have to navigate between addressing strategic questions while also trying to lead highly effective teams in unstable and often distributed environments. You’ve heard us talk about these and other evolving challenges of getting work done today, and […]