7 Things a CEO Can Learn from a Project Manager (Part 2)
In the previous post, I touched upon useful skills a CEO may want to adopt from a project manager. So here are 3 more to bring you a fresh look at the CEO’s routine: Quite often, there’s a need for the CEO to quickly adjust strategic priorities, reacting to competitors moves or changing market conditions, not
7 Things a CEO Can Learn from a Project Manager (Part 1)
and important problems your team is facing. Of course, no CEO can possibly be aware of all the operational details at the same level as her employees. Nevertheless, it is important to stay connected with the workers and to stay up-to-date on the real state of things. I’d take a liberty and outline that here a
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Your organization does good work. But, as a leader or a project manager, you feel like a lot of it rests on your shoulders. Up to this point, it’s been your responsibility to review everything carefully and make sure your company’s outputs meet your quality standards. It’s working, but you know there has to be a
The 7 Deadly Sins of Bad Startup Leaders
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How 2020 Has Forced CMOs To Think Differently, Part 1
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19 Business Resolution Suggestions to Focus Your Company in 2016
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