One of the lessons that eventually becomes clear is that managing is not just managing down: leading those people who report to us. In fact, the higher I got in organizations, the more I found...
Lead projects long enough and eventually you’ll have to deal with the problem project. Whether you were involved with the project from the beginning or inheriting problems from someone else, the reality is we need...
One of the great challenges of business is how to go from idea to delivery. It’s easy to talk about ideas but turning those into a finished product requires much more than talk. It can...
Ever get a crazy idea and decide to act on it? Too often I just sit on the idea instead of taking action. In late May I had a crazy idea: to produce a Father’s Day Rap…
So let me ask you a question: How strong is your willpower? When you want to make a change, how successful are you at not only making it but also sustaining it? Whether at work...
I recorded this episode on the road this week, while in Las Vegas speaking at the Agile Development Practices and Better Software Conference. I greatly enjoy talking with the people from many different companies about...
In this episode I continue my conversation with Professor John Kotter. If you haven’t listened to the first part of this interview, make sure to check that episode out! Our focus in this cast is...
When was the last time you wanted to make a change at work? Maybe it was an approach on a project or something bigger, like wanting to introduce a new way of doing projects, such...
Last week I facilitated a tutorial and delivered a new keynote to over 800 people at the STAREAST conference in Orlando. It had been a while since our family had visited Florida so I had...
In our last episode I began a discussion with Dr. David Hillson from the U.K. regarding risks and risk attitudes. In this episode, David and I continue that conversation focusing on how we can help...