So – What does a good project manager do?
A project manager manages a project. And a project is a body of work that has an identifiable start and stop. A project is put in place to deliver something in a specific amount of time. It could be put in place to deliver new technology, an...
Effectiveness of Training Combined with Coaching
I am one of those people that loves going to training classes. It gives me the nostalgia of the first week of school. New teacher. New classroom. New friends. Don’t laugh – I am a proud nerd. I get excited when they pass out the...
Leveraging Routines to Drive Results
When I hear the word routine, I want to zone out. I automatically think – boring...humdrum. I like for my life to be exciting, but as much as I like to consider myself adventurous and exciting, I do not like for my results to be thrown together. I...
Organizing your Projects
In my first project management role, I had one project. It was lovely. I read the PMBOK, the whole thing. I did everything it told me to do. I used Ask Jeeves (that's pre-Google) for questions that it didn't answer. I finished on time and...
Project Management = Relationship Management
I am one of those people that thinks that everything is about relationships. Everything. So, it is not surprising for me to think that project management is all about relationships. But – no, really... That is the crux of this thing. If you have your...
Wasting Time With Micro Timewasters
We notice how and when we waste time on a large scale. We see that we spent an hour on social media or that we watched TV for three hours. However, these aren’t the only ways we waste time. We waste time in dozens of ways each...
The Value of Organizing Tomorrow – Today
If you want to maximize your effectiveness and the amount you get done each day, organize tomorrow, today. The second that you open your eyes you can already be clear and certain about what you have to do that day. It’s much...
The Secret to Being More Proactive at Work
What does your workday look like? Maybe you’re productive and engaged. Perhaps you’re working hard but accomplishing little because you’re usually cleaning up after the things that happened yesterday. The answer depends on whether you’re reactive or proactive. A...
7 Tips to Help Us Rethink Our Fears
I imagine that the fear of failure has killed more dreams than all other fears combined. It is especially treacherous because it’s largely in your imagination. It can prevent you from even trying in the first place and that guarantees failure. When i...