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training

Training Within Industry Summit

by Hal on April 15, 2009

in TWI, training

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The Training Within Industry Summit is happening the week of May 11, 2009 in Mason, OH. I’m presenting for the third year in a row. This year we’re sharing our experience creating two new J-programs. [...]

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Project Management Professional

by Hal on April 13, 2009

in PM practice, PMI, training

It’s time to take our project management careers seriously. Commit to life-long learning.

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JI for Developing the Five Why Habit

by Hal on August 26, 2007

in TWI, training

TWI Job Instruction (JI) shows promise for teaching habits.

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JM: Improving Work Systematically

by Hal on June 21, 2007

in construction, kaizen, lean, quality, training

Job Methods (JM) improvement is the TWI approach for systematically stripping waste from a set of steps or a process. The beauty of it is it can easily be taught. That differs from Six Sigma’s DMAIC or from the usual lean kaizen workshops.

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TWI Summit 2007

by Hal on June 14, 2007

in lean, training

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How to Hire Project Talent

by Hal on May 31, 2007

in leadership, teams, training

No need to hire project talent. Hire for attitude. You can teach the rest.

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Seth Spreads the Idea of Mastery

by Hal on May 16, 2007

in books, leadership, training

Vince Lombardi was wrong when he said, “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Do I have your attention? That’s how Seth Godin opened his presentation this morning in Philadelphia. It’s the first stop on his book tour to promote The Dip. I’ve been asked many times, “Why does a project [...]

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Succeeding with Projects Requires a New Set of Skills

by Hal on July 27, 2006

in IGLC, lean, training

IGLC-14: Theory of Projects

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Why (Most) Training Is Useless

by Hal on July 5, 2006

in training

Don’t waste your time with run-of-the-mill training. David Maister wants you to try a different approach.

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Late to the Party

by Hal on October 21, 2005

in leadership, training

Have you seen the secret handbook? Buiness 2.0 broke the story. Have a look…

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Not too Late to Attend the 7th Annual Lean Construction Congress

by Hal on September 15, 2005

in lean, training

Meet me in San Francisco at the Lean Construction Congress Sept 21 -24, 2005!

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Beyond Leadership…in Walla Walla

by Hal on January 28, 2005

in leadership, training

Develop yourself as a leader in Walla Walla:
“We designed BeyondLeadership to help individuals discover how to teach themselves what they need to become the leader they aspire to be. Rather than learning to follow others’ models of leadership, participants investigate their own behavior patterns. By discovering how they succeed and fail in their own situations, [...]

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Get Concrete! Fast!

by Hal on December 2, 2004

in training

Seems everyone in the AEC industry is from Missouri. But we knew that! Succeeding with lean with architects and engineers depends on showing what’s in it for them — fast!

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Lessons in (Software) Project Management

by Hal on November 28, 2004

in training

John Musser, Columbia University, recently told me about his project management website. The site is titled Software Project Management, but it’s so much more.
The site is all the course work, class notes, recommended texts, etc. for John’s class on Software Project Management. He also includes references to other useful materials. After you [...]

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Projects @ Work – No-How: Can You Manage by PMBoK®?

by Hal on July 2, 2004

in PM practice, PMBoK, training

Projects@Work – No-How: Can You Manage by PMBoK?: “A checklist of standards does not a methodology make. You need to go beyond what should be done on your project and figure out how it should be done.”
This is a good article by Mark E. Mullaly, PMP on PMI, PMBoK®, and project management.

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Making Lean Work for You

by Hal on October 28, 2003

in systems, training

Last Planner System training available…

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Project Leader Studio™

by Hal on October 21, 2003

in leadership, training

I have a busy week or two coming up. I start the 2nd group in the Project Leader Studio on Tuesday. Greg Howell and I have created a leadership program for project managers. We did this in response to requests from our clients. We have been working with executives on leadership [...]

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A ‘Top Ten’ List for the Devious

by Hal on October 15, 2003

in leadership, training

Thought you would enjoy You Can’t Be Serious?! by William Knight.
The perfect situation is for the project to fail, for nobody to be able to pinpoint why and for you to be certain of a long-term position without changing projects too often or climbing the management hierarchy too quickly.
Knight offers his top ten list of [...]

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Back to the Future

by Hal on October 2, 2003

in books, leadership, training

David Schmaltz and Amy Schwab happened to be in Chicago at the same time Greg Howell and I were there to conduct our Project Leader Studio™ Intensive. We had planned to join them for dinner, but President Bush decided to visit Chicago delaying David’s and Amy’s arrival at O’Hare. Greg and I had [...]

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