books… Dealing with Uncertainty 7 Oct 2014 Project management used to be about driving out uncertainty. You nailed down all the deliverables at the outset and fine-tuned your specs so implementation could be as routine as possible.…
Disaster management… From the News: Using Resilient Risk Management to Fight the Ebola Epidemic 30 Sep 2014 How do you address risks that are uncertain in impact and outcome? The PMBOK Risk management process attempts to identify specific mitigation responses to pre-determined scenarios. Risks with unknown impacts can't…
books… Mental Models 21 Sep 201421 Sep 2014 Do you control your mental models, or, do your mental models control you? If you are not aware that you have a choice of how to look at a situation…
Business Acumen… Is Good Strategy also Good Project Management? 16 Sep 2014 Picture This: You’re in the middle of a constantly changing terrain - where your resources, external influences and even the tactical objectives can change overnight. Your objective: to navigate through a valley…
books… Always Think Bigger, In Both Time and Space 5 Sep 2014 Always think bigger doesn't mean you can solve your problem by imagining you are bigger than you actually are. However, the stuckness you experience as obstacle and conflict is often…
Learning… Staying Motivated: Keeping Your Focus on Daily Quality 31 Aug 2014 Quality. The term itself seems to lend itself to all the wrong images and connotations. It seems to give off an ‘eat your broccoli’, ‘floss your teeth’ kind of feeling.…
books… Manage Conflict Through Discovery? 2 Aug 2014 There’s more than one way to skin a cat. This is a very old saying essentially meaning there is more than one way to get to your goal. Most people…
Business Value… Meeting Manners: 3 Project Management Hacks 18 Jul 2014 I’m always searching for new hacks for Project Management. This past week I ran across two from different sources: one from Inc magazine, another from SPAM. Since three really is…
Communication Management… Give Yourself the Gift of Patience 26 Jun 2014 Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? - Tao Te Ching Last Saturday I had plans to…
Business Value… Project Management Coaching Workbook: Book Review 27 May 201428 May 2014 Self-improvement doesn't happen by chance or by accident. However, if you don't have any place to start from and nothing to set a goal against, the odds are that your desire for…
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