How Teams Triumph: Managing By Commitment

by Clinton M. Padgett

Overview

CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS FOR REMOTE, HYBRID, AND FACE-TO-FACE TEAMS!
Project management isn’t just about process. It’s also about people.
Calling upon over thirty years of experience delivering optimized project outcomes for some of the world’s leading brands, author Clinton M. Padgett reveals the “secret sauce” many leaders leave out of their project success equation. Taking what’s already working on your teams, the principles detailed in How Teams Triumph help your people maximize performance by enhancing communication; breaking down silos; and providing a proven, repeatable framework to complete projects with all stakeholders pulling in the same direction.
In the high-risk, high-reward business world, the success or failure of one project can mean the difference between career growth or career stagnation. The stakes are too high for you and your organization to leave any of it to chance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946633309
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	01/05/2021
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

CLINTON M. PADGETT is President and CEO of Project Success, Incorporated (PSI), a consultancy focused on helping clients develop excellence in project management. For over fifteen years, he has provided consulting and training to clients in a wide range of industries. For more information, please visit www.projectsuccess.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: The People Side of Project Management 1

Chapter 1 The Project Success Method 19

Chapter 2 Why Do Projects Fail? 29

Chapter 3 Know What's in Your Tool Kit 51

Chapter 4 Gather the Right Team 73

Chapter 5 Make People Matter 111

Chapter 6 Plan for the Known Unknowns, Then Deal with the Unknown Unknowns 131

Chapter 7 Be Realistic with Your Project and Your Team 153

Chapter 8 Support People without Micromanaging 169

Chapter 9 Communicate Like a Person, Not an Emoji 193

Chapter 10 Use a Global Management Mindset 211

Conclusion: How Your Team Will Triumph 229

Glossary 233

Editorial Reviews

At its core, conversation is really about leveraging different perspectives. It is about strengthening ideas with each volley. Imagine if we could foster an abundance of mini rebuttals but harness the energy in a productive, healthy, and unifying way. If we could only get (and keep) everyone rowing in the same direction. In a sense that is what Clint and the team at PSI have accomplished with this fascinating new book How Teams Triumph. By facilitating continuous conversations, the process shifts the worry curve to identify and address problems much earlier in the project cycle than ever before. It starts with guided conversations, firm handoffs, and solid commitments. The approach then monitors and maintains control as the project evolves, and it consistently drives everyone toward a common goal. After thousands of projects and millions of lines of Gantt charts, we are confident there is no better methodology out there than PSI’s Project Success Method, and it continues to exceed all expectations.” —GEORGE HATZILIAS, GM, ENGENT Division, HB Fuller, Inc.

“The Project Success Method is one of the most effective methodologies I found in my twenty-six-year corporate career to help teams achieve high performance and collaborate well together. It allows you to focus critical resources where they can have the most impact and allows you to shift often-needed resources when necessary from noncritical tasks to critical ones to help the overall team deliver on time. Individual team members become much more effective when they understand how their performance impacts the overall team.” —BRIAN POSTIN, Retired Vice President of Engineering, The GSI Group

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