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The Five Stages of Team Development – Every Team Goes Through Them! (Part I)

The first four stages of team growth were first developed by Bruce Wayne Tuckman and published in 1965. His theory, called “Tuckman’s Stages” was based on research he conducted on team dynamics. He believed (as is a common belief today) that these stages are inevitable in order for a team to grow to the point […]

How Do You Acquire Leadership Skills? (Part II)

In Part I of this post we discussed three options for developing leadership skills: job shadowing, reading books (self learning) and online resources/blogs/portals/newsletters. In this post we will cover 6 other options for developing new or enhancing current leadership skills, some are also considered self-learning options.

If you know of other options, or have […]

Poll Question: Getting a New Project Team Introduced To Each Other

Project managers I speak with tell me they have limited time to get their project team introduced to each other prior to the actual start of the project. It is important to ensure the team has a chance to meet and get to know each other and each other’s skills/expertise before the actual kick-off date. […]

How Do You Acquire Leadership Skills? (Part I)

Leadership skills are a necessity – regardless of your role within the organization. And certainly they are a necessity if you are interested in moving up within your organization or in moving to another organization into a senior leadership role. Some people believe leaders are born with the skills necessary to be leaders and others […]

Yes, Project Managers Need Leadership Skills!

Yes – if you are a project manager you really need leadership skills! Today’s project managers must have leadership skills in order to effectively perform their roles in the organization and stand out from the crowd of other project managers. Something must make you distinct from the others – especially if you are currently job […]