Project managers keep your team on task

Case is made for focusing team members on as few tasks as possible ... ideally, the critical path. ...

... "Studies have shown that our brains switch between one activity and another (called executive control). We really don't do two things at once very well. " ...

Via Teamwork and Leadership Blog: Multi-tasking?

Lean Partner Teams

The integration of enterprises through global sourcing strategies is a common occurrence today. As part of its sustainability strategy, Nike works with its partners in the value chain to drive principles to the team level and develop an empowered extended workforce. ...

... "Lean principles put the decision making closer to the worker through skill building, teamwork and understanding quality over quantity. HRM builds the factory’s managerial capacity and helps them value an empowered workforce. " ...

Via Nike: Sustainability Strategy

Avatar Project Team

Invite your team members' avatars to the project status meeting this week and discuss progress, issues, barriers, and next week's plan. Let me know how it goes. ...

... "Instead of bringing users into an immersive virtual world, this project overlays avatars and visualizations on top of existing web-based meeting services or an arbitrary web page. The research team has developed a Flash-based prototype and is currently running a field study with distributed teams within IBM. " ...

Via IBM: Project Olympus

Project Team Recruiting

As you forecast the staffing of your project team resources into your planning horizon, soft skills such as teamwork, commitment, and work ethic are intangibles that should factor into your decisions. Returning military personnel can offer these intangibles in addition to specific work experiences and position your projects for success. ...

... "That's because more companies now see the value of military experience, in terms of skills training, work ethic and culture, which stresses teamwork, loyalty and integrity ... " ...

Via NYTimes Career Couch: Armed Forces