Sometimes, doing a necessary task personally is the right call. Other times, the most useful contribution is helping someone else finish work they will eventually be able to handle without help...even if it takes them longer.
The pursuit of greater effectiveness is a key differentiator; anything that makes us more effective at the individual level, the enterprise level or anywhere in between is a good thing. But the efficiency angle? Not so much...
Becoming a growth advocate—someone who actively pushes the organization toward better practices, not just better projects—isn't a title anyone hands you. It's a decision you make, repeatedly, usually with no formal authority behind it.
We're often held captive by a training course, watching the completion meter count down. But organizations don't want people to merely go through it. How can we leave people with something they can actually use?
Ethical questions rarely arrive with an obvious right answer. The following three scenarios explore what fairness can look like in practice—and the questions project professionals should ask before making a decision.
A leader says, “Tell me early if something is going wrong.” Someone does. What happens next gives the team evidence about whether that invitation can be trusted.The response may make the difficulty ea ...
Hace algunos años, cuando una empresa ecuatoriana buscaba un director de proyectos, era frecuente que la conversación comenzara por los años de experiencia, el título de maestría y las certificaciones ...
Let's kick things off with a quick introduction and a little bit of fun.First, reply to this thread to introduce yourself by sharing: your name, school, and PMI chapter.Then, let's add a littl ...
You already know smart devices were introduced as helpers. They were sold as conveniences. They were positioned as the next evolution of personal technology. What you may not have realized is how quic ...
I recently attended the Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) in Detroit and I wanted to share a few highlights from my experience! Being able to expand and collaborate with student club programs across ...
With Generative AI, iteratively refining and optimizing prompts can lead to better AI-generated results. This may involve adjusting the specificity or clarity of the prompt to increase relevance and a ...
I haven’t criticized a PM icon this blog for a while, so it’s about time I did. My targets? None other than EIA-748, Earned Value Management Systems, and documents associated with it from the National ...
Everyone leaves the meeting convinced they have reached agreement. Days later, their actions reveal different interpretations of the same decision. The meeting is over. Coordinated action still needs ...
Becoming a growth advocate—someone who actively pushes the organization toward better practices, not just better projects—isn't a title anyone hands you. It's a decision you make, repeatedly, usually with no formal authority behind it.
The pursuit of greater effectiveness is a key differentiator; anything that makes us more effective at the individual level, the enterprise level or anywhere in between is a good thing. But the efficiency angle? Not so much...
Sometimes, doing a necessary task personally is the right call. Other times, the most useful contribution is helping someone else finish work they will eventually be able to handle without help...even if it takes them longer.
Leadership should not be measured by how many people agree with every decision. What matters is whether the leader has listened carefully, considered the available evidence, exercised reasonable judgment, and remained accountable.
Ethical practice is the foundation of trust in every project we lead. To help professionals apply the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in their daily work, the Ethics Advisory Team (EAT) has created a seven-part webinar series.
Raising an ethics concern is a serious act. Therefore, ethical reporting requires more than conviction. It requires discipline, accuracy, fairness and evidence. These five checks before raising an ethics concern can help.
To mark Global Ethics Day, we've curated a collection of content exploring ethics in project management from a variety of perspectives. They all remind us that ethical decision-making is not reserved for major dilemmas. It's a skill that can be developed, strengthened and applied in every project interaction.
Environmental factors can be highly frustrating because we likely have no control over them. But project managers still have to navigate them, particularly when it means changes to the triple constraint. These four tips can help.
***PMI and OKR Mentors Led Webinar*** Most organizations don't struggle to define OKRs, they struggle to execute them. PMI and OKRMentors explore how PMOs build the culture that turns strategy into outcomes.
AI is quickly changing how project professionals draft reports, analyze risks, summarize meetings, and communicate with stakeholders. But the real leadership challenge is not simply learning a new tool. It is knowing which parts of the project work can be safely supported by AI, and which decisions must remain firmly in human hands.
High-risk projects rarely fail because leaders lack intelligence, experience, or data. They fail because critical information becomes distorted as it moves through organizations under pressure. Schedule urgency, optimism bias, authority gradients, and reputational concerns create what I call delivery noise: the gradual distortion of decision-relevant information before it reaches decision-makers.
***This is a webinar being led by PMI's Ethic Insight Volunteer Group.*** Learn how to recognize bias, make objective decisions, and apply PMI's Fairness principle to build trust, credibility, and equitable outcomes. This fourth part of a seven-part series provides practical guidance and resources for ethical decision-making. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/guidelines
Explore PMI-sponsored research and practical approaches for leveraging team diversity to strengthen collaboration, adaptability, and project performance.
***This is a webinar being led by PMI's Ethic Insight Volunteer Group.*** Explore how respect builds trust through active listening, inclusion, professional conflict resolution, self-awareness, and valuing diverse perspectives. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/guidelines
***This is a webinar being led by PMI's Ethic Insight Volunteer Group.*** Explore responsibility in ethical project leadership by examining accountability, professional limits, risk ownership, and responsible decisions in daily practice. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/guidelines
***This is a webinar being led by PMI's Ethic Insight Volunteer Group.*** Discover PMI's ethics resources and repositories. Identify where to find guidance, tools, and reference materials to support ethical decision-making. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/guidelines
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