Thanks once more for your kind words!

Finding ways to share information among project teams is, of course, a great device for strengthening overall performance. One of the challenges in this regard is to encourage the sharing of success stories – many people like to keep these close to the vest to help them continue to stand out. So, ways should be experimented with to incentivize this.

Thanks again for your visit and kind comments, as well as your own work and writing.

Many thanks for the encouragement and helpful advice. I will check out those resources and read up on them. Your writings here are full of incredibly useful tips for the “practitioner manager” which I am. And the impact of having Ben’s dialogue in the previous thread also was significant and which I’m still digesting.

In my organization’s PMO, we have a “pet” phrase – that is we are a “sharing and caring organization”. As “professional” project managers, we understand the value of sharing our “war stories”, the lessons learned, so that others may avoid the mistakes we’ve made before. As it’s said, history repeats itself because we’ve failed to understand the lessons of history. Certainly, my mentor taught through story telling because we know that business is business and it fundamentally hasn’t changed so long as societies have existed (except for the recently dot-com new new economy that fooled so many). Your site reminds me of this principle and am glad to have the opportunity to contribute some good learnings to your blog’s readers.

Cheers,
-Lui

Thanks so much for your visit and your kind words. I certainly agree that Eric’s blog is a very valuable resource, and I’m gratified that you found a link there to this site.

Your mentor is very wise, and your follow-through is, as well. I would strongly recommend that you read the compilation of Mary Parker Follett’s work, edited by Pauline Graham, also listed in the management readings page. Between her and Drucker, you will pick up a tremendous amount of great value – both in terms of ideas and of ways of thinking about management.

Allow me to mention that I have visited your really excellent site. You have a fascinating background and I think it’s a great opportunity for all of us that you have chosen to share your unique experience and thinking with us. I hope everyone will link through from your comment for a visit – and hopefully to subscribe, as well.

Thanks again for stopping by, you kind words, and your own work and writing!

Thanks for all the sharing! I came across your blog by way of Eric Brown’s blog. One of the great things about the blogosphere is the chance of coming across great information and resources like yours. I learned a lot just by browsing!

Your’s the first one I’ve come across that pays a lot of attention to Drucker’s teachings and insight as opposed to general lip service to his thoughts. My mentor recommended Drucker to me and the first two management books I ever read were: The Effective Executive and Practice of Management. Glad to know I’ve read a couple of others on your reading list too, like Townsend’s Up the Organization, a wonderful little book on how to be a down-to-earth practical manager.

Many thanks,
-Lui