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About Michael Fritsch

With over 25 years of experience as a Senior Service, Sales, and Operations Executive and Technology Consultant, Michael Fritsch has a proven track record of driving growth and profitability. His expertise spans global field operations, general management, and technology consulting, delivering substantial economic value and ROI for clients worldwide. Michael’s strategic mindset and leadership skills have been honed through diverse roles, including military service, making him a trusted advisor in the business world.

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Why Project Managers make effective executives (part 2)

Nov 1, 2021 | Project Management

In late 2015, I was interviewed by Central Desktop Blog on why good project managers get passed over for promotion. During that interview, I emphasized how the skills of a good project manager match the skills needed for an effective executive. So why do good project...

Star Wars Project Management Lessons: Return of the Jedi

May 4, 2021 | Project Management

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...a project was behind schedule... A typical project management update? In the opening scene of Return of the Jedi we see a partially completed death star and the arrival of Darth Vader to an honor guard. The exchange may be...

Why Project Managers make effective executives (part 1)

Apr 11, 2021 | Project Management

I was recently interviewed by Central Desktop Blog on why good project managers get passed over for promotion. During that interview I emphasized how the skills of a good project manager match the skills needed for an effective executive. So why do good project...

4 Career Lessons from St Patrick

Mar 17, 2021 | Careers

When most of us think about St. Patrick's day we probably think about parties, green beer, and shamrocks. We probably don't think about St. Patrick himself. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th as both a religious and cultural holiday. It marks the...

The Best Meeting is NO Meeting

Apr 11, 2019 | Smarter Meetings

Best Meeting is NO Meeting. 3 Ways to Eliminate Meetings Meetings are a productivity killer CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,000 hiring and human resource managers from a variety of industries and company sizes. They wanted to identify the worst productivity...