I was discussing how fast time flies by with my friend and colleague Kymme Lightfoot who is a consultant with McGhee Productivity Solutions. McGhee specializes in helping organizations with these very challenges and she hooked...
Thanksgiving is, indeed, one of my favorite holidays. Though celebrated this week in the States, many other countries have a similar holiday with essentially the same purpose: give us a chance to reflect on what...
OK, here’s the situation…. You’re the security guard at a data center, giving a new security guard a tour of the facility. Near the end of the tour you point to a button on the...
I hear it all the time when people describe themselves in a work setting: “I’m a good problem-solver!” Are you a good problem-solver? I’m guessing you would say “Yes!” Well, guess what? According to Michael...
Hello! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast. I’m over in Europe this week facilitating a project management workshop for a great international company. Though I’m thousands of...
Charles Jacobs recently released a book entitled Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn’t Work and Other Surprising Lessons from the Latest Brain Science. Whether it’s giving feedback, leading change, or other challenges that face leaders, Charles...
Being an effective leader of people and projects can often come down to having a good nose… Being able to sense that something just doesn’t smell quite right! Learning to develop your ability to “sniff...
You’ve heard the terms Generation X and Generation Y. There are plenty of stereotypes associated with each term. Yet when you’re responsible for leading a team that spans generations, it’s easy to struggle with challenges...
Think about the last really big project you were involved with…. How would you describe how it went? Smooth?Flawless?Exactly as planned? That’s not what I usually hear from customers and colleagues! Rather, I’m more apt...
My favorite extreme project management guru is Doug DeCarlo, author of the book eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility. I had the opportunity to catch...