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/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/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/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:36:00 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=610 Through the years I have seen many people who use Microsoft Project (aka project management software) and claim they are project managers, I have also seen PMP certified people who don’t know the basics of Microsoft Project, and sadly I have seen project managers who are managing projects and don’t know the theory nor the [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/feed/ 10 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/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:52:21 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=502 Lessons Learned is one of the hottest topics in project management and business, though we keep talking about this process and how important it is, it is an overlooked area for many projects and if it is not overlooked it is often done with the least attention In every aspect of life, Lessons Learned is [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:52:07 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=494 A couple of days ago I had a chance to attend a project management workshop about a new project management methodology called CAM2P (Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects), the workshop had different people from different industries such as IT, construction, oil & gas, and marketing & media, there have been many discussions about [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/feed/ 4 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