A Busy Period
It has been a very busy year in 2016. So much that, at times, I could not keep up with my goal of posting a new article once a week. Despite that, it remains my goal to publish one article on Project-Aria every week while maybe giving myself 3-4 weeks off for vacation.
A Book: Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers
Publication
In 2015, I published my first book, Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers. It was first published on Amazon Kindle in February, then a paperback version in April, and on 6 other digital platforms in May.
Book Reviews
The book was very well received. After so much effort in writing the book, it is nice to see the interest in the subject.
Elise Stevens, of Fix my project Chaos, published a review on March 16, 2015:
Book Review – Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers by Michel Dion
Elizabeth Harrin, of Girls Guide to PM, also published a review on March 18, 2015
MICHEL DION ON PROJECT LEADERSHIP [INTERVIEW]
You can also read the reviews on Amazon.
Articles on Project-Aria
I published 13 articles on Project-Aria in the first 6 months of 2015. This represents only half of my target. I must admit that publishing the book took much more energy than I thought, and other work activities also kept me very busy.
The site now has 260 articles, since its creation in July 2012.
I definitely plan to publish more in the last 6 months of the year.
Based on Google Analytics for the period of January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2015, here are the 5 most popular articles:
- Book Review | Real Project Management
- How to benefit from meditation and mindfulness at your place of work
- Create good habits to lead a productive life
- Put it in writing
- Projects and Operations in Project-Based Organizations
AITS Blogging Alliance
I am a member of the AITS Blogging Alliance and published 4 articles on their site.
Visit my page on the AITS website.
- Do You Believe in Your Project?
- Redefining Success in Project Management
- Project Managers Assume Nothing!: How to Talk to Senior Management
- Project Complexity: Monitoring the Variables That Wreck Projects
Guest post on Comindware
I also published a guest post on Comindware, an online project management solution
Leadership Decisions in Project Management
Podcasts
During the last 6 months, I was a guest on 5 different podcasts
Fix My Project Chaos: Podcast 41 – Decision Making Made Simple | March 2, 2015
PM Chats: Michel Dion: Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers | March 25, 2015
Meditation Freedom: MF 15 – Interview with Michel Dion – Headspace Meditation Practitioner and Leadership Expert
SensiblePM: SPM 023 | Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers with Michel Dion | April 15, 2015
PM for the Masses: Let’s Talk Leadership with Michel Dion (@PMProjectAria) | May 26, 2015
Next Steps
I have a few projects on the go. I am working another book, an ebook compilation of my best articles published on Project-Aria since 2012, and a course (likely to be offered on Project-Aria).
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