Teaching and Project Management
Success in both teaching and project management depends on the ability to adapt, innovate, and tailor approaches to suit the specific needs of the situation. No philosophy, theory, methodology, or framework can guarantee success in achieving the expected change.
Resistance to Learning
Failures, conflicts, and problems of business life all provide learning opportunities, and how we handle them impacts how we perform in our social and business lives.
Not all business professionals turn these great learning opportunities into achievements. Resistance to learning appears at every educational level, including professional life.
Diversity in the Business World
Diversity is a growing challenge in schools, our social lives, and the business world. The leaders must acknowledge and address this multifaceted diversity and develop a strategy and approach to handle it effectively.
Leadership
The contemporary project management realm is not hindered by a lack of knowledge or inadequate experience. Instead, our complex and rapidly evolving world demands an increased presence of effective leaders to navigate and drive success.
Experiences
“Simply having experiences does not imply that they are reflected on, understood or analyzed critically. Individual experiences can be distorted, self-fulfilling, unexamined and constraining,”
Agile Leadership
Agile transformations demand agile leaders at every level of an organization who understand how to truly “Be Agile.”
The Agile Dilemma
Sustainable success in value creation is a company-wide journey, which requires a transformation for most companies. And success in this journey can only occur with the belief and active support of C-level executives.
Leadership In VUCA World
VUCA world requires agility and a collaborative effort that transcends traditional roles and responsibilities. Such a business culture is essential to survive and grow in this challenging ecosystem. Creating this culture is often beyond the power of the project management key players.
From Failure to Success
Effective project management alone is not enough to create value; a sound vision and strategy must guide it.
Hidden Curriculum
I teach project management, and my courses often last for 2-3 days. Each course is tailored to the expectations and requirements of the organization requesting the course. Until now, I've defined course objectives, content, and sometimes outcomes without referencing curriculum or syllabus concepts. However, the concept of hidden curriculum encouraged me to explore these concepts with regard to the courses I teach in the business world.
The Voice of a Servant Leader
Carlos Kleiber was an Austrian conductor who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time.
Bridging the Gap
Whatever the methodology used, project managers can benefit from the practices and techniques of both traditional and agile approaches.