I love helping project managers get their PMP®certification. For those of you who have completed that journey, you know it’s a lot of work! There are plenty of you listening who have been putting it...
We all can benefit from developing our influence skills. One of my favorite influence books in the last couple years is entitled Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive. I had the opportunity recently...
I got a call this morning from a former coaching client. Two years ago when I was working with Jerry he expressed interest in writing a book, which I enthusiastically encouraged him to pursue. Two...
As you start this new year, let me ask you a personal question: How satisfied are you with your financial situation? Though it doesn’t seem like a question for a podcast on leadership and project...
Accountability. It’s an easy word to say, but when it comes to practicing it, whether on a personal level or across an organization, it’s often not practiced (or practiced well). A recurring theme I hear...
Happy New Year! Thank you for joining us for this special New Year’s episode of The People and Projects Podcast! How many times have you set a new years resolution only to have it hit...
I have the real privilege of helping organizations around the world improve their ability to deliver projects and lead teams. In 2008 we added a PMP®Exam Prep offering to our mix to help project managers...
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...