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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024

Johanna Rothman

Back in 2009, I gave a talk about project portfolio management to a group of about twenty people. Everyone was leaving the conference, and some people left my talk early so they could manage their travel. And they brought me into their companies to deliver my project portfolio workshop. That talk was a raving success.

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Three Possibilities to Move from Power Over to Power With

Johanna Rothman

The directors asked, “What do we do about the people who travel? Are they supposed to wait and travel on Monday night or Tuesday? We will still conduct monthly or bi-monthly workshops, where we will workshop roadmaps, backlogs, architecture, and other product decisions in person. New to the Pragmatic Manager?

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Top Tips for Running Effective Workshops

freshminds

Management Consultants not only travel and do analytics on Excel - they need to run good workshops to explain to their clients the new proposals that will turn the company around. Workshop wizard Ross Simmonds gives five workshop tactics here to ensure your audience is engaged here. Bored of endless meetings?

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Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015

Management Consulted

We kicked off our busy travel season with our annual East Coast Fall Tour to host events with consulting clubs from the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Harvard Business School. The post Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015 appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

However, every manager's micromanagement pervades all levels. Management—not the teams—often chose a Scrum board with three columns. Why do managers persist in demanding teams use a “standard” board, or use “standard” metrics, such as velocity? Managers don't trust the teams to do their work.

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Teams Need to See Each Other—Eventually

Johanna Rothman

We've all heard of big organizations where the top management said, “No need to ever be back in the office. ” And, the Wall Street Journal has this article, Business Travel Won’t Be Taking Off Soon Amid Coronavirus (you might need to subscribe to see the article). (I Work from home, as long as you want.”

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Which is best – online or face-to-face training?

The Management Centre

Without the travel time, or physical challenges of getting into a specific location, an online space can be more accommodating for people. appeared first on The Management Centre. Screen fatigue and being always-on can be a huge challenge for many people. So, why should you opt for your training to be online too?