Portfolio management is a critical tool for strategic organizational transformation to optimize their operations and achieve their strategic objectives. In today’s business environment, where competition is fierce and market dynamics …
Gerald Leonard
Gerald Leonard
Gerald Leonard, PfMP, PMP, MCTS, CQIA, ITIL, COBIT, is the CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice with over 20 years of experience working with Federal and State Governments and large multinational corporations. He works with organizations and professionals who want to develop a culture that works, leveraging agile strategies to do more with less and improve your bottom line results. Gerald is the author of “Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles for Developing A Culture That Works” and an upcoming book, “Symphonic Culture: Unify, Strategize, and Execute Collectively for Optimum Results.” Gerald writes about strategic portfolio management and organizational culture change. See Gerald's Articles
What is the difference between projects, programs, and portfolios?
Find out about project program portfolio differences. As a certified project manager and portfolio manager, I am often asked about project, program, and portfolio management and how they differ. The …
5 Secrets of strategic growth using portfolio management principles
Here are some secrets of strategic growth using portfolio management principles. Have you ever gone to a concert and heard a band that you didn’t know performing one of your …
Why are company values so important?
Values must be embraced and not just hung on a plaque. We must live them; they can’t be empty hollow words. They have to have an intrinsic value from the …
Building a positive work environment for your team
“You can’t just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curiosity and a way to encourage people and get the best out of them” (Ken Robinson, n.d.). …
5 Steps for managing unrealistic expectations
Does your boss have unrealistic expectations? Mine did. Merriam-Webster defines expectations as the act or state of expecting or anticipation. So, then, unrealistic expectations are having the wrong ideas that …
Why do you avoid feedback?
The highest-paid people in the world love feedback. If you’re Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Rolando, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Phil Nicholson, Manny Pacquiao, Kevin Durant, or Lewis …
Buy-in is a team sport
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” John C. Maxwell. A key to creating buy-in is to understand human nature. The leader should start with themselves …
Best Practices Implementation: What Are They + 8 Steps For Success
What are best practices implementations, and how do you develop and deploy them in your projects? Best practices are typically guidelines or standards used in a specific area of practice …
How to measure business agility?
“Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.” Bill Gates What is business agility? Agility involves adopting a new mindset and a new way …