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Project Management
Appropriate treatment of software developers
If I were an orthopedic surgeon, I'd specialize in software developers. I'm sure that profession would offer me a good living. Thanks to the wonders of electronics, people are starting to bend their spines earlier and earlier. Gameboy gaming, SMS hacking, and...
Wonder beyond logic
Inheritances are a wonderful thing, at least most of the time. We software developers utilize a truly extraordinary inheritance for our work: the brain. Modern neurology and psychology continually provide new insights into why our minds function so ingeniously, but also...
Project management between naivety and self-deception
Projects thrive on the belief that the set goal can be achieved. While it's said that faith can move mountains, unfortunately, this belief can also lead to a loss of touch with reality. This loss of touch with reality manifests itself in project work in a variety of ways.
What makes a good project manager
Looking in the Mirror: What qualities and skills does the perfect leader possess? I explore this question in depth, examining the human side of project success. Who is a leader? In the Middle Ages, this question didn't arise, as the status of...
What project teams can learn from extreme sailors
What makes a team successful? Anyone with a healthy sense of their own limitations asks themselves this question. Analyzing a highly successful sailing team provides some interesting answers. I think you've all heard similar phrases: "We expect that...".
Why excessive performance orientation is nonsense
Motivators versus slackers. I think you've all heard sayings like these: "We expect our people to give 120 percent," "We're building the perfect product," "You can achieve anything if you just try hard enough," "I would have finished long ago if the others weren't...".
Why your sense of duty can be your downfall
There is hardly an experiment in psychology that reveals the dark side of human conscientiousness as clearly as the Milgram experiment. It shows that people are willing to harm others out of a sense of duty. What conclusions can be drawn from this for...
Out of the shock paralysis
How Change Succeeds: Change happens everywhere and constantly. It is the driving force of evolution, whether in nature, in companies, or in projects. It happens whether we want it to or not. Anyone who wants to successfully shape change processes together with people needs more than a vision and...
World of W-Wonders
With questions about project success, today I'm going to introduce you to a miracle cure that will save you a lot of energy, time, and money in your projects. At the same time, it motivates your employees. The application of this miracle cure has a lot to do with the letter W for miracle. And the best part: It costs nothing...
Battle of the Sexes
Do you have prejudices? For example, against women, men, homosexuals, heterosexuals, bankers, programmers, managers, or Microsoft? Prejudices have more influence on our behavior than we realize. They prevent us from fully utilizing the potential solutions in projects. On the one hand, I hope that...
Stay on equal terms!
How power struggles kill projects Scene 1: "That's it, end of story, that's how it's done!" The go-getter doesn't beat around the bush, but gets people moving and makes sure things "get done." Really? Scene 2: The project manager and the expert from the project team are engaged in a "technical" discussion...