Emotional Intelligence… Sticky Notes: January 8th 11 Jan 2016 The first week back at work always feels like the longest week of the year. The beginning of the year generally finds me in the middle of a very large project that…
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,…
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: 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…
books… The Ant and the Elephant: Quotes Worth Considering 20 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 After re-reading The Ant and the Elephant last week to write the review, I found some quotes from the book that shook me up and made me think. These quotes are another…
books… Equip Yourself To Reach Your Goals: The Ant and The Elephant 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 Imagine someone watching the 1988 Olympic Opening Parade and getting the crazy idea that they’d like to be one of the athletes marching in the next Olympic parade. Imagine that they have…
Business Acumen… Communicating to Internal Teams 30 Mar 201530 Mar 2015 Which is the best answer for "How do team members find out what's happening on your project?" A. At the Watercooler B. On the Sharepoint Site C. Osmosis D. Project…
books… Experimenting with Personal Kanban 23 Feb 2015 After reading Personal Kanban, I wanted to try running with some of the authors' ideas in the real world. And why not? All I needed was a Kanban board and a…
Business Acumen… Are We Building Widgets or Reducing Costs? Using Benefits to Drive our Project Focus 8 Feb 20158 Feb 2015 As Project Managers we communicate daily to Customers, Salespeople and Senior Management. We could be using the PMI-approved words and concepts, but our focus may be frustrating our audience. To effectively…
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