Projects: Managing Teams
Explore expert insights, tips, and best practices for managing teams effectively. Enhance team collaboration, boost productivity, and achieve project success with MPUG’s comprehensive resources on team management.
Managing Disruption in the Workplace
We are used to the term disruption having a negative meaning, especially in the workplace. Disruptive employees need to be counseled on the harm they’ve caused. Disruption slows down the progress of w...
How Assumptions Lead to Conflict
Alan Alda gave the commencement speech for his daughter Eve’s graduation. In his speech, he stated, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, o...
Onboarding New Project Managers
Employees are the foundation of your organization. They add value with the skills and knowledge that they bring to the team. They also convey a tiny element of the company culture. A new person hired ...
Recruiting, Hiring and Managing Talent: Best Practices for Finding Strong Project Team Members
The success of any project is indisputably tied to the quality of the team members working on it. As a project manager, you play a key role in the recruitment, hiring, and management of talent. This i...
How to Keep your Team Productive in Uncertain Times
Whether it’s living through a global pandemic, a reorganization at your company, or political turmoil, no one likes to live through uncertainty. When people are concerned about their financial safety,...
How to Elevate Your Impact with Less Effort and None of the Stress
Look around at the challenges facing society today: a global pandemic, economic challenges, societal unrest, and more. So-called black swan events that just a year or two ago were seemingly unthinkabl...
Communication Wake-Up
In my 40 plus years of project management, I have found most new project managers (PMs) lack skills around giving presentations, conducting meetings, and listening. This gap in communication can be pa...
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Strong Leadership for Project Success
We all want our projects to thrive and succeed. One person’s definition of what helps make a project successful may differ from another’s, but there is no disputing that good project leadership is a c...
Remote Doesn’t Have to Feel So Remote: Seven Questions to Consider
Like any change, remote work has been a challenge for many to integrate. This change to working remotely that many experienced this year as a result of Covid-19 has been even more difficult because th...