Author: Gerald J. Leonard

Communication

PofE 020: What Everybody Ought to Know About Ansel Adams

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Thousand Island Lake (2997m) and Banner Peak (...Thousand Island Lake (2997m) and Banner Peak (3943m), looking southwest from John Muir Trail/Pacific Crest Trail at 3080m, in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

His Challenges

  • Born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902.
  • His parents were upper-class and his father owned a lumber business that was created by his grandfather.
  • During the aftershocks of the April 18, 1906 earthquake, he was tossed into a wall and broke his nose. He was four years old.
  • He was frequently sick and diagnosed with hypochondria.
  • He fell in love with nature at a young age. He and his family were close to Lobos Creek, Baker Beach, and Lands End.
  • His father’s business dropped after the grandfather’s death and the Panic of 1907. Their lifestyle changed drastically.
Weblogs

Gerald, A Trusted Advisor to CIOs and PMO Executives

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Gerald J. Leonard is the author of “Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles for Developing A Culture That Works,” and is currently the President & CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice based in the Metro Washington, DC area. He attended Central State University in Ohio where he received […]

Results

PofE 018: Set Goals, Get Results

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“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

-Zig Ziglar

Her Challenges:

  • Her mother was an unmarried teenager.
  • Lived with her grandmother during her first six years. Her grandmother was so poor that at times her dresses would be made out of potato sacks.
Change Management

PofE 015: GOT LUCK?

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How Nelson Mandela Change A Nation And What We Can Learn From Him About Change Management?

“Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence, yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.” –Robert F. Kennedy

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Articles & Presentations

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Strategic Alignment: MS Project Updating and Tracking Value Delivery: Theory of Constraints using MS Project 2010 and ProChain Developing Program and Milestone Plans in MS Project 2003-2007 EVM at the National Archives using MS Project Server Performance Management: Microsoft Project 2010 Feature Rally: Reporting Resource Management: Resource Management using MS Project Server 2007 Risks Management: […]