New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 13 – 19. Pull up a chair and let’s talk. Our theme this week is applied leadership. Recommended:

Must read!

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Jeff Furman on the second edition of “The Project Management Answer Book.” Just 35 minutes, safe for work, and well worth your time.

Paul Ritchie presents evidence that hiring managers are putting more emphasis on leadership, strategy, and business skills when hiring PM’s.

Steven Levy recounts the story of a tour boat operator who had to intervene when one of his guests decided to swim with the alligators. Are you this cool when the unexpected happens?

PM Best Practices

Agile Methods

Michael Dubakov proposes the Minimum Action Energy Principle in user interface design. Yes, physics matters even to software engineers.

Johanna Rothman describes the responsibilities commonly assigned to three common roles: product manager, product owner, and business analyst.

Kyle Viele experiments with the Candle Problem, as described by Dan Pink, to demonstrate that diverse teams get better results than homogeneous teams.

Henny Portman reviews “The Lean Startup,” by Eric Ries. Did you know that this book influenced the development of the PRINCE2 Agile Framework?

Pot Pouri

Elizabeth Harrin lists 15 ways to celebrate success with your team.

Mike Cohn encourages us to take a moment to celebrate with our team, even if it’s just by exchanging paper plates.

Adam Shostok takes umbrage with the “word nerds.”

Seth Godin: “An amateur memorizes. A professional looks for metaphors.”

Enjoy!

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