In light of the success of president-elect Barrack Obama, community organizing deserves another look across the spectrum. It is no secret that Obama’s success resulted from his ability to manage people. But what does people really mean when they say that Obama managed people well? Was Obama really good with people or with management? I would bet the latter, since the whole point of organizing people is to get things done. Obama’s success was not a result of his ability to get a bunch of people together in order to do nothing; rather, he got them together in order to do something. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘checklists’
Obama’s Victory: People or Projects?
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Tags: Barack Obama, checklists, community organizing, election, plannning, Project KickStart, Project Management
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Obama and McCain’s secret weapon: the checklist
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Last week, Slate.com covered the methods the two major presidential campaigns employ to keep themselves organized and linked to one of our many handy project tips. That particular tip was from David Allen of Getting Things Done fame and concerned the use of checklists in a project plan.
What do Slate.com, David Allen and the US Army have in common?
Our website features plenty of insightful tips from project experts such as Allen and Jeff Crow, author of Applying Project Management in the Workplace. Customers have told us how much they appreciate the access we give them to the expertise of these gurus. Apparently, they trust our expertise as well. Those who buy our software do so knowing that Project KickStart channels the knowledge of many project experts into a comprehensive, easy-to-use project planning wizard. Neither of the candidates’ camps have called us this year, but during the last presidential race, the US Army bought 25 copies of Project KickStart to prepare for the Inauguration. (more…)
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