Published in "IndustryWeek" website, December, 2009 The business environment has changed and will not "return to normal"; instead, a "new normal" is emerging. The U.S. and the world economy have been in a recession for at least a year, and the media is starting to discuss a slow recovery. [...]
I write a monthly article on project management for Project Times, and so I thought I'd compile a few of the best tips in this month's newsletter: Project leader - as my HR mentor says, it begins and ends with leadership. This is no different when it comes to [...]
Originally published on PR Newswire on January 8, 2013 Business managers and entrepreneurs must not only drive bottom line business results by leveraging social networks but they must also stand out in the crowd in today's competition-intense business environment, according to supply chain expert Lisa Anderson, founder and President [...]
Originally published on PR Newswire on November 27, 2012 Business managers and entrepreneurs can not only drive bottom line business results by leveraging emerging supply chain trends, they can also stand out in the crowd in today's competition-intense new normal business environment, according to Lisa Anderson founder and President [...]
Originally published on PR Newswire on October 18, 2011 Business managers and entrepreneurs can thrive in today's new normal business environment with increased profitability and customer loyalty with already existing assets by creating a customer service edge, according to Lisa Anderson founder and President of LMA Consulting Group, Inc. [...]
As I just spoke on the “Secrets of Project Leadership Success in the New Normal” at ProjectWorld / BusinessAnalystWorld in Vancouver and had some fascinating discussions with other speakers and participants, it got me thinking about how often excpetion project managers are undervalued. As it’s clear that those companies [...]
As originally published in Inside Supply Management August 2011 Achieve an entrepreneurial spirit or be left to slowly wither away in today’s new normal business environment. With the retiring of the baby boomers, high commodity prices and nagging unemployment, the new normal is characterized by weak sales growth (at [...]
As originally written for AMA – April 2010 In today’s “new normal” business environment, leadership is even more critical to achieving bottom line results because customers are demanding more for less, employees are concerned about the future, and cash is tight. In my experience in working with clients across [...]
This is exactly the subject matter of my recent article published in Project Times, “Throw Out Complex Project Timelines”. Thus, my answer is YES! The current recession has made it all the more critical that companies deliver the expected project results – on time, on/under budget and meeting/ exceeding [...]
