Agile… Bug on the Windshield: Personal Effectiveness, Project Management and Fun 16 Jan 201016 Jan 2010 It’s the third week of the month again. If you’re new here, the third week of every month, I pull together all the links that I’ve run into since last…
books… Magic Eight Ball Wisdom for New Project Managers 9 Jan 2010 Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. -Carolyn Wells If I had created the world... Ice cream would be calorie-free and...…
books… Good Reads from 2009: Part 2 2 Jan 20102 Jan 2010 "Reading furnishes the mind only with material for knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours." John Locke As my last post of 2009 and my first post…
Agile… Bug on the Windshield: Project Management, Personal Effectiveness and Fun 19 Dec 2009 It’s the third week of the month again. If you’re new here, the third week of every month, I pull together all the links that I’ve run into since last…
books… Meeting Effectiveness: Are you holding the right kind of meeting? 12 Dec 2009 People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. -Thomas Sowell Meetings. Hate them or Tolerate them. I haven’t met anyone who loves to attend meetings. Unfortunately, they…
books… Book Review: Just Enough Project Management 5 Dec 2009 Compelling reason will never convince blinding emotion. -Richard Bach First impressions can kill good ideas. In some cases, the good is overlooked because it’s introduced in the wrong way. The…
career… Beating Burnout: Knowing When To Back Off 7 Nov 20097 Nov 2009 Just as water seeks the lowest level, dysfunction seeks the lowest level of tolerance. If your standard for what you require in life and relationships is low, bad things will…
books… Stop the Chaos: Back to Project Management Fundamentals 31 Oct 2009 With every gust of wind The butterfly changes its place On the willow -Basho October is always a chaotic month for me. It seems appropriate that at the end of…
Agile… 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…
books… Book Review: The 50th Law 10 Oct 200910 Oct 2009 “Reality has its own power - you can turn your back on it, but it will find you in the end, and your inability to cope with it will be…