Leadership Category

• Stakeholder? How about constituent instead?

  July 28, 2011 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on Stakeholder? How about constituent instead?

  In the science of project management we have a word that is very overused – Stakeholder. This word is often defined differently depending on the task at hand. Stakeholders...

• The 2 Causes of Change Resistance

  March 10, 2011 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on The 2 Causes of Change Resistance

  In my world of organizational change leadership I search out resistance. I love it. If I don’t see it I worry. I find that my colleagues on the project team don’t...

• 5 questions to ask your project managers

  December 16, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on 5 questions to ask your project managers

  The greatest lever any leader possesses are the questions they ask. With a question you can clarify, motivate, teach, learn, i.e. LEAD. When working with project managers we first...

• #1 Leadership Skill – Anticipation

  August 5, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on #1 Leadership Skill – Anticipation

  In an interview recently I was asked to provide the #1 practical skill for leaders. Without thinking I blurted: ANTICIPATION! Whoa, my job is hard enough. Now I have to also see...

• Communicating Change – The Actual Meeting

  May 27, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on Communicating Change – The Actual Meeting

  Communication is an important part of the change leadership process. We often talk in concepts and strategies. We develop communication plans. In all this high level discussion...

• Roll down your sleeves

  May 20, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on Roll down your sleeves

  In a coaching session recently a leader complained that he just didn’t have time to do all this leadership stuff I was suggesting. He was too busy working. Do you see the...

• Us vs. Them – Perspectives on leading change

  March 11, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on Us vs. Them – Perspectives on leading change

  To successfully lead change we must view change from the eyes of the front-line employee. At a high level the front-line employee can view the impact of organizational change...

• Do you have time to think?

  February 12, 2010 | Leadership | Jim Canterucci | Comments Off on Do you have time to think?

  We became leaders because we were good doers (usually). When we’re stressed, like when a project is behind, we tend to revert to what we know best. We do. We do, even though...