Championship Teams Don’t Waste Time! Fear of Conflict

About the Author
Tom Sheives, PhD

Tom Sheives , PhD, PMP, is president, project consultant and coach with his company Better Project Results, Inc. His mission is “Making Project Teams and Management Teams Successful”. Tom has helped organizations worldwide achieve better project results, working with companies such as Microsoft, the Panama Canal Authority, Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin and others. He has written and delivered training programs for High Performing Teams, Leadership, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Fundamentals and Advanced Topics in Project Management, and has delivered a widely acclaimed project management simulation program. A notable recent assignment was with the faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas, where he delivered 56 days of project management training to 175 executives of the Panama Canal Authority, helping prepare them for the current $5.25 billion expansion program. As a graduate of Coach University, he is also trained to deliver High Performing Project Team Workshops, Project Team Assessments, Leadership Practices Inventory – 360o, the Winslow Dynamics Profile (Behavioral) Assessment, and the Personal Coaching Styles Inventory. Tom is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Texas A&M University, Baylor University and Coach U, all in the USA. He is on the board of the Fort Worth Chapter of PMI and is a member of the IEEE. His company is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI). Tom is also an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today. He resides in Texas and can be contacted at tom@BetterProjectResults.com.