http://kareemshaker.com Everyday is a New Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/dont-spring-the-apes/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/dont-spring-the-apes/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:12:35 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=1001 How many times have you done something without questioning it? how many times have you obliged to an unjustifiable policy or ineffective process just because this is how it has been designed, the number of ridiculous activities we do on daily basis has become devastating and unless we stop and try to understand why we [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/dont-spring-the-apes/feed/ 1 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:47:24 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=993 Managing projects in a weak matrix organization is not an easy job! Project managers usually have troubles when they get asked to deliver without authority while still being responsible. Most of issues project managers face in a weak matrix organization are people issues especially with functional managers and shared resources, in this post I will [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/feed/ 1 http://kareemshaker.com/events/project-management-telesummit/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/events/project-management-telesummit/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:49:57 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=988 I have some exciting news about an upcoming Project Management event quickly approaching that you don’t want to miss. The Project Management Telesummit is a live online “virtual” event where you will gain valuable insights from fifteen of today’s dynamic and engaging thought leaders in Project Management from the comfort of your home, office, or [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/events/project-management-telesummit/feed/ 4 http://kareemshaker.com/events/free-virtual-summit-is-yours-a-company-worth-working-for/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/events/free-virtual-summit-is-yours-a-company-worth-working-for/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:00:43 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=983 You may have a great internal culture but know pressures are round the corner. Or you may already be in the midst of change and struggling to win hearts and minds.To help you stay on track we have brought together a dozen leaders from companies with reputations for being great places to work. They’ll be [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/events/free-virtual-summit-is-yours-a-company-worth-working-for/feed/ 0 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:22:24 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=889 It is very difficult to select from the plethora of leadership skills which ones are the most effective ones. If you look at greatest leaders humankind have known you will realize that every leader has got his own personality that was formed based on the vision and set of experiences he had, although most of [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/feed/ 6 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-grid/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-grid/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:55:59 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=816 The objective of the Leadership Management Grid is to depict the relation between leadership and management with emphasis on the ultimate outcome of promoting or ignoring leadership and/or management. Needless to say, leadership and management are essential to goals fulfilment. The Leadership Management Grid is another representation of the Leadership Management Formula.   Focusing on [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-grid/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-formula/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-formula/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:25:27 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=800 Relation between management and leadership has always been a concern for professionals. In fact, it is one of the classic interview questions for management positions. Drucker tells us that leadership is doing right things and management is doing things right. Covey greatly summarizes the difference saying “Management works in the system; Leadership works on the [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-management-formula/feed/ 3 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:29:12 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=776 You want to know whether you are an authentic leader? Lead in touch times and strive to direct people towards a common goal. The hard circumstances will show your leadership style in its true color and will put your ability to motivate, inspire, and give people hope under real test. If you want to know [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/feed/ 2 http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:56:22 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=660 I have been honoured to be interviewed by Jo Ann Sweeney to select top five from a list of 15 communication skills project mangers and leaders need to have in order to lead their teams, despite the innovative communication technologies we have, yet most of today’s business problems are due to poor communication, in this [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:10:21 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=604 Motivation is an art not a science! I have just watched a video about motivation that is based on a speech by Dan Pink author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us book. Dan believes that motivation can be achieved through three ways: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. he bases his conclusions on many [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/feed/ 11 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:15:44 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=515 I have been honoured to get a great brand conversation with Mohammed Al Taee, Mohammed is an enthusiastic entrepreneur who is specialized in personal branding and social media, he had brand conversations with many celebrities such as Seth Godin, our conversation was centred around project management, you can read the full conversation here Tweet This! [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:03:34 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=484 Are you furious about high rates of failing projects? does it bother you? project failure has been a hot topic for many years, companies and countries lose billions every year because of projects failure, look around you will find many stumbling projects, if you are unhappy about project failure, stop talking and start acting, we [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/feed/ 20 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:13:16 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=473 What do you do if you get asked to handle a wrong project that if it was your call you wouldn’t do it at all? I have seen many discussions about this topic on Twitter, while the main duty of the project manager is to deliver the project within the triple constraints, yet effective project [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/feed/ 7 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:01:33 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=445 It’s not about the colour of your leadership style, it’s about what you can do for your people in order to make them feel valued and energize them every time they need to, RED Leadership is a style I have coined that’s cantered around three pillars: Respect, Empathize, and Develop. Many leaders use different techniques [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:39:18 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=435 I have recently stumbled upon this quote and I did like it so much, I tweeted it and found that many people have retweeted it in a short time, it is a quote of William L. McKnight (1887 – 1978), a former CEO of 3M company, who saved 3M from bankruptcy and made it a [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/feed/ 14 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:29 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=349 You cannot manage people from an ivory tower, you have to interact with your team, speak with them on daily basis and melt the ice that may stand as a big demotivator in many organizations, Management By Walking/Wandering Around (MBWA) is a simple yet effective technique to have a robust relationship with your team built [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:49:02 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=285 Have you ever worked on a project where you noticed that some team members are not working as efficient as they can? Have you tried figuring out why those team members are acting the way they do? Have you tried adding more people to expedite execution and eventually it turned out you are not getting [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/feed/ 6 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-ways-to-influence-a-hippo/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-ways-to-influence-a-hippo/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:31:35 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=221 Do you know the HIPPO? not the hippopotamus animal, it is a different HIPPO, a HIPPO is an acronym that stands for a “Highest Paid Person’s Opinion” or “Highest Paid Person in Organization”, whether you work in a small or gigantic enterprise, you will always find a HIPPO (aka CEO) around, chances are you will [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-ways-to-influence-a-hippo/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-part-three/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-part-three/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:16:07 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=183 In part three we will examine a very interesting root cause which will make a lot of people scratch their heads, it is Project Manager, yes the project manager is one of the root causes why projects fail, while from the first look this may seem awkward as so many people will simply say that [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-part-three/feed/ 1