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Agility – The Key to Organizational Success

Agility – The Key to Organizational Success

by David Barrett | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution

I took over as the Chair of the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit organization called Magic of Children in the Arts, about a year ago. We provide art classes to our regional schools and run public art workshops. #ArtEducationMatters is our tag. This past year has...
Be the Best Version of Yourself

Be the Best Version of Yourself

by David Barrett | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, Everyone, Project Management, Strategy Execution

This interview was very special.  Bob Prentiss tells us the of his critical life lessons and explains why talking about them now is so important.      https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leadershipperspectives/BobPRentissEDIT.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...
Project Managers Need to Think Beyond Their Projects

Project Managers Need to Think Beyond Their Projects

by David Barrett | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy Execution

I was chatting with the senior project director at a large local organization recently and he made a very astute observation.  When it comes time to find his next senior project manager, he has lots of great choices, he suggested.  There are many PMs out there that...
Three Steps to Managing a Crisis Like This One

Three Steps to Managing a Crisis Like This One

by David Barrett | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution

Bruce Harbinson is a Regional Chair with TEC Canada. TEC offers a peer advisory board for CEO’s and business owners with one-to-one coaching, expert speakers, fast-paced learning and global networking.  Bruce runs two TEC CEO groups and a Key Executive group...
Protect, Survive and Prepare

Protect, Survive and Prepare

by David Barrett | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Project Management, Strategy Execution

I launched ProjectTalks Virtual this past week.  I must say, running a conference virtually is not easy.  We certainly ran into our fair share of technical issues – but learned lots. Preparation is now in the works for ProjectTalks II.  My session at this event...
Culture Drives Strategy at Medtronic

Culture Drives Strategy at Medtronic

by David Barrett | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Podcast, Strategy Execution

“Culture drives strategy” says my podcast guest, Michael O’Connor. Michael is the Director of Strategy and Project Management at Medtronic out of the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area.  Metronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in...
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