It is the project manager’s responsibility to try to treat the team members equally even if their contribution in the project is not significant or equal. Sometime managers become moderators to the extent possible normalizers. While all team members are likely not equal, time spent mentoring and giving voice to less equal individuals pays dividends later. Respect and recognition are two different terms, yes all should be given equal respect but recognize – no you cannot recognize all, as the recognition becomes meaningless. Respect is not about an equality rating and it is earned in a work environment just like valued […]

Generally most of the people assume that the change being resisted is beneficial; that it’s the right thing to do. A “poorly design or inappropriate change and ineffective communication regarding need for the change” are the main reasons for its resistance. People love to remain in the comfort zone in life, so anything that disrupts it, creates unrest. That’s the reason people resist change, they feel insecure and dejected. Change managers always must look at the emotional ties to the thing they want to change. People only resist the pain of change, what about gain due to change. Below is

An effective project management leadership style is the one which will allow a particular firm to align both company and individuals objectives. As per PMBOK, leadership is the ability to get things done through others. There are 2 types of leaders Transactional Leaders and Transformational Leaders. Transactional Leader guide his team in such a way that they move in the right direction to achieve their goals and objectives. Transformational leader inspire his team members to transcend their own interest for the good of the organization. An effective leader is one which embraces servant-leadership for supporting the team combined with a laser focus on

Risk is a known or an unknown event which must be taken care of, very carefully throughout the life cycle of a project. Risk mitigation can be planned, if it is a known risk. But in case of unknown risk the mitigation cannot be planned, so the traditional approach is to carry a level of contingency. If there is no uncertainty, it’s an issue. As far as failure or success of a project is concerned, how much of it could be attributed to the decision-making power of a project manager. Risk is a part and parcel of every project. It

Any aspects of wearable technology that are significant should already be covered either by the BYOM (Bring Your Own Mind) rules or the attire rules. If you don’t want people connecting their phone to the network, then please state it very clearly. Either someone can be proactive and draft a policy based on bleeding edge technology OR you can wait for the first complaint to hit HR. Like most regulations, they tend to come out of pain and necessity. Some companies prohibit the camera phones. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) however is excellent in terms of boosting productivity and eliminating

Conflict comes into the picture when the interest, needs, or goals of one party are incompatible with the other. In other words conflict, is due to difference in opinion, difference in priorities and/or goals to two teams or individuals. You can succeed in avoiding unwanted and unpleasant storm of ego and personality clashes at workplace by good management skills. Consider an example –Suppose you were assigned a very critical project and you have announced the project team very recently. Next day one of the most talented and key team member walks to your workstation, as your door is always open