8 Project Management Lessons from Peter Drucker
A Personal Book Summary of "The Effective Executive"
When I was still in my undergraduate studies, we were "slammed" with many well-known personalities on all sorts of topics in management. However, among all the Mintzbergs, Taylors, and Welchs, I could always sympathize the most with Peter Drucker. I literally devoured his books and even bought the two-volume management tome second-hand so as not to overstretch my student budget.
The lessons are absolutely timeless and applicable to any discipline. So today I would like to share with you my 8 lessons on how you, as a project manager, can bring Peter Drucker's wealth of experience into your daily work.
Read more...6 Tips to Crack the Storytelling Code - PM Edition
A Project Manager's Guide to Crafting Stories that Align Your Team
Navigating the world of project management is no easy feat. Aligning a diverse team towards a common goal can often feel like herding cats. I once met Tom, a project manager, who was facing this very challenge. Drawing inspiration from the art of storytelling, he found a way to unite and inspire his team. This is what I learned from his experience:
Read more...Unlocking Seamless Productivity
with Merlin Project’s Synchronization Features
El trabajo en equipo hace que el sueño funcione - especialmente en la gestión de proyectos
In today's fast-paced world, keeping up with the dynamics of team projects can feel like trying to catch a moving train. The margin for error is slim, and efficiency is the name of the game. Enter: Merlin Project's patented synchronization features. Let’s dive deeper into understanding why this is a game-changer in the world of project management.
Here's the perks of having seamless synchronization of your projects.
Read more...5 Questions about Project Management
with Marvin Blome
Coffee Talk
Just before the weekend, we take a short stop in the coffee kitchen and exchange ideas among colleagues. This is how we understand our "5 Questions to" article series, in which we ask experienced project managers about their best practices.
Today, we're talking to Marvin Blome, a new addition to ProjectWizards. The attentive reader will have noticed the guest posts in this blog. Before his role at ProjectWizards, Marvin has orchastrated Sales & Marketing activities for Northern Germany during his work at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Further, he organized the Accelerate event at HHL Graduate School of Management, attracting 300+ participants with a team of 30+ students. Since September 1, he’s led our strategic and operational marketing, bringing his passion for entrepreneurship and marketing to ProjectWizards.
Of course, as the new wizard, he immediately had to answer our 5 questions.
Read more...Discuss blog articles in the forum
The new forum has been online for a few months now and is well received by you. Thank you for your interest and active participation.
Today we are announcing a new feature that should add even more value to the forum. Since July, we have been linking new articles from the blog to our forum. This gives you the opportunity to ask specific questions, but also to discuss blog articles and their topics with us and others.
Of course, this also applies to older blog articles that are not yet linked in the forum. Just start a new discussion on the topic you want to talk about with others. You can simply drag and drop the link to the blog article in question.
If you have any questions about how to use the forum, you may find the following articles summarized under the About the Forum tag helpful. But of course you are also welcome to ask further questions directly in the individual posts.
