The last five years I have been leading exclusively virtual teams. In each project as a rule all or almost all project team members were located in different countries. How did I get work from people many of which I had never seen? Continue reading
Stan Yanakiev
Vision for IT Project Management
Tag Archives: communication
I Told Them That But…
At the beginning of my project management career I had hard time getting project team members do what I wanted. I would do my best to develop a strong plan – which was getting better with each project management book I read. I would then assign people to activities and tell them to roll up their sleeves. Results were poor.
“Well”, I thought, “it is hard to work with people. I must impose my will. I must be tough.”
I couldn’t be farther from the truth.
