Thu.Jun 12, 2025

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Operational vs Strategic Leadership: What is the difference?

Sandeep Kashyap

When I first stepped into a team lead role, I threw myself entirely into the mechanics of operations. My days were consumed with process improvements, team check-ins, and putting out the inevitable fires that flared up across our department. Six months in, exhausted but satisfied with our efficiency gains, my manager asked me a question that stopped me cold: “That’s all great, but where are you taking your team?

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Product Owner vs. Product Manager

Scrum.org

Organizations define Product Manager and Product Owner roles differently. Company size, industry, and structure all play a role. Scrum makes the Product Owner accountable for maximizing value, but many companies add a Product Manager alongside—or instead of—a Product Owner. This creates variations in how the roles function. The Strong Product Owner Model Some companies align the Product Owner role with strategic responsibilities.

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The Emotional Reality of Project Management 

The IIL Blog

By Markus Kopko June 12, 2025 Project management is not just about tasks, timelines, and deliverables. It’s about people. Pressure. Emotional resilience. Behind every Gantt chart is a human being navigating far more than scope and schedules. You’re not just managing projects. You’re managing meltdowns, motivation, and mayhem. And somehow — still delivering.

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To Guide, Not to Control: Scrum’s Take on the Hard Stuff

Scrum.org

Cambridge Dictionary defines “to guide” as: “To show someone how to do something difficult.” Scrum is acknowledging something many frameworks avoid: Relationships and interactions are difficult. As the Scrum Guide puts it: “The rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.” Let’s be clear: Guidance ≠ control. Guidance is directional—not dictatorial.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Leantime 3.5.6: Faster, Smoother, and More Accessible

Leantime - Project Management

We’re excited to announce Leantime 3.5.6 – a release that’s all about making your work management experience faster and more intuitive. While you’ve been busy accomplishing amazing things with Leantime, we’ve been working behind the scenes to make sure the platform keeps up with your pace. Performance That Matches Your Productivity The biggest news in this release?

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Top 10 Tender Documents In Construction

ProjectManager.com

In the construction industry, tender documents play a critical role in ensuring that projects are awarded fairly, transparently and to the most qualified contractors. These documents form the foundation of the bidding process, outlining the project scope, terms and conditions, technical specifications, evaluation criteria and contract requirements. Properly structured tendering documents in construction not only protect the interests of the project owner but also help bidders prepare accurate an

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How to Organize Your Team’s Workflow in GanttPRO

GanttPRO Project Management

A well-organized team workflow with clear processes and defined responsibilities is essential for driving sustainable business growth and operational efficiency. When employees’ activities are clearly managed, work moves forward without. The post How to Organize Your Team’s Workflow in GanttPRO first appeared on GanttPRO Project Management Blog.

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Navigating Leadership with Radical Humility: A Conversation with Urs Koenig (Part 1)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: Clinton Padgett sits down with Urs Koenig, leadership strategist, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author of “Radical Humility.” Drawing from a remarkable career that spans military peacekeeping, ultra-endurance sports, and high-stakes corporate leadership, Urs shares why humility is essential for today’s leaders. Urs also discusses the core pillars of radical humility, the lessons learned from public failure, and why the best leaders are tender on people but tough on r