Beauty in a Process Map
When I reflect on my journey as a business owner and leader, I realize that I haven’t always appreciated starting with a clear view of the current state. Sometimes, you know that things need to change. Why would you "waste" time corralling all the players to...
Who Else Wants to Double Their Productivity with One Simple Technique?
How many times have you resolved to go on a diet or look for a more rewarding job only to find yourself back to your old habits within a few days? While you may be motivated to make positive changes in your life, it’s also important to use strategies that will make...
How to Have a Life Outside of Work
There’s more to life than work. But it’s not that easy to have a life outside of work in our society. People interact less in person. Everyone is obsessed with their electronic devices. Most people are genuinely pretty busy, too. However, you can have a life outside...
Working with Outsourced Providers
One of the most empowering decisions you can make in your business is the decision to outsource tasks. We enjoy outsourcing those things that we are either not good at or just have no time to do in our businesses. We have to sit down and identify our strengths and...
So… They Just Aren’t That Into You (Team Relationships)
As a consultant, I am used to supporting and leading teams of people that I do not know. Additionally, my name is not the most conventional American name. As a little kid in private school academic settings, I can remember people discounting or...
Getting Clear Feedback from Project Participants
“Let no good (or not so good) project go away quietly.” Or, as an ancient Greek, most likely Socrates said, “ The unexamined life is not worth living.” In the art of facilitating groups of people to deliver amazing things, some of my best learnings have come from...
Getting Clear Feedback from Clients
Feedback is a gift. Honestly… I don't always like unpacking it. When it comes to birthday presents, I love being surprised with the unexpected, but with feedback from clients, not so much. If you do not get feedback. You do not grow....
Mistakes Project Managers Make
I love getting new things – new things to do, new books to read, new things in the mail. And, I love meeting new people. So – when I get a new project, I am off to the races. I am calling meetings to talk about it, and I am talking to anybody who...
Setting Healthy Boundaries in Business
With smartphones at our fingertips, boundaries around business are more blurred than ever. Applications like Slack and Gmail make us radically accessible, conference calls can happen at any time of the day, and laptops make it easier than ever to work on the weekends....