From the monthly archives:

December 2003

Reframe Your Role for Lean Project Delivery

by Hal on December 31, 2003

in CPM, lean

Thanks for visiting again. Please leave a comment or ask a question.
I received this email today. As I prepared a reply, I decided to share it with readers of this weblog. I started answering with the mechanics of delivering projects on a lean basis, but then it occurred to me that one [...]

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OSHA Betrays Dead Man’s Family

by Hal on December 21, 2003

in Safety, commentary

After OSHA concluded that Linda Moeves’, owner of Moeves Plumbing, willful inherent disregard of safe work practices led to the death of 22 year-old Patrick E. Walters when he was buried alive in the cave-in of a trench, OSHA then negotiated away the willful designation, reduced the fine, and set-back safe work practices in the [...]

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Good, Fast, Cheap — Pick Two or Three

by Hal on December 20, 2003

in agile, books

Let me introduce you again to David J. Anderson. David is the author of Agile Management for Software Engineering. He has a companion weblog where he continues to explore the topics in his book. David will be one of our guest authors in next year’s Project Leaders’ Studio™ Conversation with Authors [...]

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The Blind Leading the Blind

by Hal on December 19, 2003

in PM practice, books, leadership

Thought you’d enjoy a taste of David Schmaltz’s writing. David will be the first author we interview via a teleconference in January. Here David is writing in Winston Brill’s Innovative Leader, The Blind Leading the Blind.
David uses John Godfrey Saxe’s famous fable “The Blind Men and the Elephant,” as metaphor to explore the [...]

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Developing the Master Skill of the Leader

by Hal on December 16, 2003

in leadership

There is no leadership skill more important than listening. This top ten list will prepare you for your role.

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Building Personal Trust

by Hal on December 15, 2003

in books, leadership

Develop trust and the capacity to produce trust around you. Read what authors Rob Galford and Anne Seibold have to say…

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Build Trust on Your Team

by Hal on December 14, 2003

in coaching, leadership

I’ve been travelling extensively for the last week. Somehow, client work took a priority over blogging. (Imagine that!) I’ll fill you in.
Greg Howell and I offer a project leadership program we call the Project Leaders’ Studio. This is a program for people who are project managers who want to develop leadership [...]

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Better Workplace Now

by Hal on December 2, 2003

in collaboration, leadership

I don’t do this very often but I have to showcase one man’s work and his calling: Better Workplace Now™. Tom Terez has set out to create better workplaces. This doesn’t appear to be altruistic. Tom’s writing indicates a pragmatism rather than idealism. Tom is a story-teller. He’s well-equipped with [...]

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[grid::brand] Tango with Ted for a Song

by Hal on December 1, 2003

in commentary

You gotta be asking what is he doing now? Well, I’m participating in an experiment in concurrent blogging. Bloggers all over are writing today on the subject of the “brand”. The idea is to see what new is created when we all blog intentionally rather than just top-of-mind. To find other [...]

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