Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects

Introduction

Successful projects don’t just happen—they are made to happen. You make them happen: Your leadership, your behavior, your expectations, and your guidance set the foundation and pace of what occurs. Of course, you and your project cannot be successful without the contributions of your team, but it is your leadership that sets the course and ensures that the final destination is reached.

Have you ever seen a project made up of members that, individually, have impressive résumés of talent, knowledge, and experience? Most of us have been on such a team. Collectively, a team this seasoned and talented should be able to pull off just about any project. You can’t help but think how, with a crackerjack team like this, the project is bound ...