What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. In this episode, I share some thoughts about pluralistic ignorance–a concept that…
Work Smarter, Not Harder? Organizations are constantly trying to find ways to do more with less. How often have you heard someone say that we need to work smarter, not harder? It’s a...
What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. I recorded this before hopping on a red eye back to Chicago...
Sustainable Pace There are so many ideas in agile project management that I appreciate, and one of my favorites is the principle of sustainable pace. The idea of sustainable pace is that whatever effort we’re...
What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. As we celebrate episode 199, I talk about some lessons based on...
Leadership Lessons I’ll bet you recently walked by a beautifully landscaped area—maybe it was someone’s home, or on a college or corporate campus. You walked by that beautiful area and perhaps you told yourself, “Wow....
‘When To’ Instead of Just ‘How To’ We are faced with all kinds of decisions that require us to figure out what to do. The world is filled with books that tell us How to...
Learn How to Learn Learning to learn is what experts call the ultimate survival tool, one of the most important talents of the modern era, the skill that precedes all other skills. The idea is...
The Lost Art of Conversation George Bernard Shaw once said “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” As leaders of teams and projects, that’s a serious problem since...
:30 Influencing Skills for Leaders For those of us responsible for leading teams and projects, there are a core set of skills we need to develop. We need to manage our time. Deal with conflict....