Conflict — presenting a different point of view even when it is uncomfortable — is critical to team effectiveness. Diversity of thinking on a team is the source of innovation and growth. It is also the path to identifying and mitigating risks. If you find yourself shying away from conflict, use one of these techniques to make it a little easier.
via Conflict Strategies for Nice People – Liane Davey – Harvard Business Review.
George Pitagorsky published an article recently in ProjectTimes.com entitled Project Management | Putting the Power of Process Thinking into Action. In it, George encourages and promotes the concept of process
I was at a conference recently with what promised to be a great keynote speaker. The topic was of interest to me and the description in the brochure suggested that
If I suggested to you that your current plan was going to fail somewhere down the road, would you be ready? The optimist would say ‘I don’t need a Plan
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