facilitation Archives - Project Ecology

Launching ProjectEcologyOnline.com

Creating an environment where projects thrive

Project Ecology Online (PEO) is a website with an a la carte menu of content that gives individuals and companies the tools and know-how to combine Project Management, Facilitation and Organizational Change Management in order to create an environment where projects can thrive – in other words a full methodology translating business strategy into results.

After 20+ years in Project Management as a practitioner and a coach, I have decided to collect the wealth of templates and processes I have developed, successfully applied on projects and used in educational settings and share them; not just with my immediate clients, but with other professionals who are looking to add useful tools to their repertoire and with companies that are developing a Project Management function in their organization.

Bi-partisan Team Decisions

No matter what your political persuasion, I believe everyone right now is frustrated about the government shutdown. For some the fall-out is tangible and frightening, such as the government workers who worry about paying their rent or mortgage and putting food on the table for their families. For others it is merely annoying, such as airline travelers held up in long lines before understaffed TSA checkpoints. In any case, this is a clear demonstration what happens when people are digging their heels in and refuse to compromise and move forward: in the end everyone suffers.

4 Ways to Avoid the Meeting of Doom

Last week I had another encounter with what I call the “meeting of doom”!