by Dr. Te Wu | Jul 8, 2024 | Leadership, Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Strategic Business Execution
Groupthink, first identified by Irving Janis, refers to the phenomenon where group members quickly align on decisions without critically evaluating alternatives, often leading to disastrous outcomes. Prominent examples include the Challenger disaster and the Bay of...
by Dr. Te Wu | May 27, 2024 | Project Management, Research, Risk Management
On March 26, 2024, the Singapore-registered container ship m.v. DALI collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor after losing propulsion. The ship, traveling at 8 knots, drifted uncontrollably and struck the bridge, causing its collapse and...
by Dr. Te Wu | May 1, 2024 | Career Development, Leadership, Management, Project Management
The nonprofit sector in the US encompasses approximately 1.5 million organizations, a significant force employing 10% of the nation’s workforce and expending nearly $2.5 trillion. However, despite its pivotal societal role, nonprofits often grapple with project...
by Dr. Te Wu | Jan 4, 2024 | Career Development, Leadership, Management, Project Management, Talent Management
As new professionals enter the workforce and make more tangible contribution to companies and societies, it is as important for them to learn from their seniors as it is for the elders to learn from them. This is a mini-study about the next generation of...
by Dr. Te Wu | Aug 25, 2023 | Project Management, Project Management Professional
For those who work on projects, especially the kind that are big and costly, complex and ill defined, and long in duration, they know that even with the best project management, success can be elusive. This is because there are many factors outside the control of...
