leadership
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Warning Signs of a Project Headed for Trouble When running a project, there will be many chances for things to go wrong. Usually, there are warning signs a project is going off the rails. You should be on the lookout for any of the signs listed in this story so you can take steps sooner rather than later to reorient your project toward success. |
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Take Extreme Measures to Bring In Fresh PerspectivesFresh perspectives bring in newer ideas, provide room for growth, help solve exiting issues, and often break long built monotony and boredom in almost all disciplines. Rajini Padmanaban details the extreme measures being taken by two companies—Moz and SEER Interactive—to bring in new perspectives. | 
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How to Be an Effective Team Player at WorkIf you really want to be an effective team player, you have to be willing to consider ideas from others without debating, arguing, or nitpicking every point. This means you need the discipline to listen first and speak second. Read on for more useful ideas on how to contribute to your team at work. |
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Managing the Stream of Features in an Agile ProgramIf you keep a stream of features moving in a program—even with many feature teams—you are OK as long as the project teams keep talking to one another. You are not OK, however, if someone decides, “I own this code and no one else can touch it.” Johanna Rothman says how agile programs should operate. | 
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What Makes for a Healthy Software Team?Steve Berczuk explains that there is more to maintaining the health of a software team than providing the right technologies and processes. You need to attend to the factors that can transform a group of people into a real team. | 
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Agile Is Not for Everyone (and That's OK)Agile is not just a lifecycle, but also a huge cultural shift for the entire organization. In this article, Johanna Rothman details some of the issues that prevent teams from transitioning to agile and discusses what a team's options are if it decides agile is not the way to go. |
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Employee Recognition and What Makes It WorkThe key to recognizing employees is to do it in a way that reinforces the actions and behaviors you most want to see people repeat. Providing ongoing recognition can go a long way toward keeping employees' morale up and getting the work results you want. Naomi Karten has some tips on doing it right. |
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Dare to Delegate, Then Reap the RewardsSome managers just don’t realize when they should be delegating tasks or projects. While delegation is one of the underdeveloped management capabilities, very few companies offer training in how to do it. Naomi Karten gives warning signs you're taking on too much and tips on improving delegation. |
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