making sense of leadership – Shisso

Sept 2010: Bug on a Windshield

Greetings. I am back from Japan, recovering from Jet Lag and trying to get back into the swing of things. This week happens to be the third week in September,…

OPP: Other People’s Problems – An Antidote to Burnout?

Burnt out? Buried under your action item list? Wondering why you ever became a project manager? That's when you need to look beyond your situation and read about other people’s…

The Resource-Loaded, Dependency-Linked Schedule: Where’s the Love?

10 Feb 201010 Feb 2010

I’ve been on both sides of the scheduling tool: I’ve been the Program Manager working with a Project Controls Specialist who’s trying to pull together a project schedule from multiple…

5 More Things Every PM Should Know Before Leaving Home

24 Oct 200924 Oct 2009

Don't take no for an answer. Take it for a question. Make the word "no" mean this question: 'Can't you be more creative than that?' - Steve Chandler When I…

Leadership and Your Shadow

21 Mar 200921 Mar 2009

If you have not yet met your Shadow during a project, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that it’s only a matter of time…

Good Read: Making Sense of Leadership

I like ideas that are simple and easy to understand. The simpler an idea is to understand and then use in my life, it’s more likely to have an impact…