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Avoiding the 7 Deadly Killers of Projects
Mike Figliuolo
Projects go off the rails all the time. Some statistics I’ve seen say only one in eight projects can truly be declared successful. Why are we so horrible at executing projects, especially when we have all these “tried and true” project management methodologies? There are seven deadly killers of projects. Any one of them can undermine your project’s success. The good news is we teach people how…

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How to Succeed With Systematic Improvement Work

Establishing a long-term improvement effort is one of the best investments an organization can make. This is because almost all industries and businesses today are in, or facing, a major digital transformation where business models, services, and working methods are rapidly changing. To succeed…

Is Overreliance on AI Causing Agency Decay?

When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, it arrived as a research preview: a conversational system that could answer follow-up questions, draft fluent text, and give millions of people their first direct experience of generative AI. The early mood was experimental. People tested it,…

A Simple Fix for Better Board Meetings

Board meetings are a total pain. They can also be some of the most powerful get-togethers for your company. The difference lies in how you approach the meeting itself.

Before you say, “I never present to the board,” and stop reading, allow me to expand the definition of a board…

AI Layoffs Need Evidence, Not Executive Storytelling

A new Financial Times analysis reports that U.S. technology companies have cut nearly 140,000 jobs in 2026 while pouring record sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The obvious story is that AI is replacing workers. The more important story is that executives are using AI to justify…

The Problem With Being Afraid to Mandate

In today’s politically correct business world, too many leaders are more concerned about not offending their employees than they are about helping them grow.

One of the biggest issues keeping teams from achieving greater success is a leader’s fear of mandating the activities and…

Ask for More Pay, Get Penalized; Stay Quiet, Fall Behind

Michele Gelfand has studied and taught negotiation for years. A professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business, she sees negotiation as a skill that’s imperative for everyone to learn. “It’s not something we’re born with,” she says. “It’s something we learn over…

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