books… Book Review: Triggers: Creating Behavior that Lasts 20 Aug 201520 Aug 2015 "If there's one 'disease' that I'm trying to cure in this book, it revolves around our total misapprehension of our environment. We think we are in sync with our environment,…
project management Quote: How Does Your Environment Impact Your Project? 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 "If we think about our environment at all, we probably regard it as an expansive macrosphere that is defined by the major influences on our behavior - our family, our…
books… What Kind of Discussion Type Are You? 4 Aug 20154 Aug 2015 "Every person, every system, every product, every idea has faults. In the best-case scenario, an awareness of this fact can lead to a determined pursuit of perfection. But in many…
books… Book Review: No One Understands You And What To Do About It 14 Jul 201514 Jul 2015 By Joelle A. Godfrey "You are never really starting from scratch with another person, even when you are meeting him or her for the first time. The perceiver's brain is…
Agile… A Rose By Any Other Name: Project Manager, Scrum Master? Flow Manager? 21 Jun 201521 Jun 2015 I love Pastries. So it stands to reason that I really like Bakeries. Several years ago, I used to frequent a German bakery that sold authentic German pastries. I had to…
books… Book Review: Meetings Matter 7 Jun 20157 Jun 2015 It is unusual when blurbs on book covers capture the truth about a book. I tend to read the blurbs with a large scoopful of salt. For all I care,…
career… Is Project Management the Right Career For You? 2 Jun 20152 Jun 2015 If I had picked up a crystal ball, spun it around and then peered deep into its depths, I would never have imagined that I would have ended up as a…
Branding… Are you Ready to Create Value with Your Stakeholders? 18 May 201518 May 2015 How you view your projects is really a matter of perspective. What frame are you looking at your projects through? Is it constructive? Does is make it easier for the…
Agenda… Three Steps to Improved Meeting Facilitation 4 May 20154 May 2015 How much time do you spend in meetings? I estimate that most of my working hours are spent in some form of meeting - whether in a One-on-One discussion or…
books… Quote: Perspectives shape your experience 27 Apr 201527 Apr 2015 "Perspectives shape your experience - of meetings, of relationships, of life. Sometimes you need to lead with your attitude. You simply need to choose to step into the world with…