Purposeful Action Blog

Leadership has been defined as the act of influencing others. This definition works well when describing a quality in an individual, but when a deeper understanding of leadership is sought the word becomes much more mysterious.

Why do so many people view some American presidents, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy, as [...]

The following article is excerpted from a lecture by Prem Chopra on “Quality Improvement through Purposeful Action,” at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in September 2006. The text of the entire lecture can be found in Masters of the Game: Reaching Beyond the Nexus to Success and Happiness.
Can you cite some examples that shed light on [...]

Please comment here on your experiences and progress, on the first phase of your Construction Management Project for developing and constructing the best and highest use improvement for the hillside property assigned.
For references, please use the texts:
Masters of the Game
Construction Management

Premise of this Post: “Managing Projects is a special case of Managing Action.”
Take the example of a construction project, and discuss how purposeful action can be applied to manage it effectively.
Here are some thoughts to consider:
All projects and companies are built upon a collection of actions by one or more individuals and are dependent on [...]