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A Quick Guide to Essential Project Management Metrics

Epicflow

This is where project management metrics come into play – they provide project managers with useful insights as to a project’s “health”. What are these metrics, what are they used for, and how to calculate them? What are project management metrics and why do you need them? What are the most common project management metrics?

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Using the Right Performance Metrics: Watch out for P&Ls

Kates Kesler

Metrics serve as a powerful motivator and unfortunately, are often perfectly designed to drive sub-optimal results. In team sports, measuring vital, non-point metrics and de-emphasizing individual metrics is not a new concept. For a simple comparison, consider this sports team analogy.

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Why Leadership Transitions Are Important

LSA Global

Leadership Transitions Matter The pace of change affects shifts in leadership. Leadership transitions are important because they have an outsized influence on the success or failure of the entire organization. We know from our leadership simulation assessment data that most leaders are ill-prepared to take on their new role.

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Why Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails

LSA Global

Unfortunately, Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails to Meet Expectations While most leaders know that they should develop a leadership pipeline, leadership succession planning often fails to make a measurable impact. Are your leaders willing and able to support leadership succession planning? Why is that?

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Leadership Factors for Faster Strategy Execution

LSA Global

The Factors that Make the Difference to Create Faster Strategy Execution When we look at what distinguishes our clients that are able to act faster and smarter than others, we were not surprised that leadership decision making is a critical ingredient for success. The project management of strategic initiatives is taken seriously.

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Steps to Build an Effective Leadership Development Program

LSA Global

Leadership Development Matters McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board surveyed more than 500 executives to learn their top human capital priorities. Leadership development ranked among the top three and almost half of all business leaders listed developing effective leaders as their top concern. Where’s the disconnect?

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How to Acclimate Someone New to Your Leadership Team

LSA Global

Have You ever Had to Acclimate Someone New to Your Leadership Team? Any time you add a new member to any team, but especially a senior leadership team , the interpersonal dynamics and team’s forward momentum can be affected. Ask about what they like to do both personally and professionally and share your own leadership story.