Greetings Leaders, A few weeks ago I was relaxing in a chair watching one of my grandsons play soccer as moms and dads yelled encouragement to their kids from the sideline. Some of them barked out commands to run faster, others let out whoops of joy as someone scored what appeared to be a goal […]
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Greetings Leaders… I thought I’d share a recent picture of us on a Disney Cruise. It’s nice to be fit at 62 so I can enjoy life! A key component of Leadership is taking care of your health and keeping fit. This is not about losing weight or looking like a model. This is about
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If you’re like most people, there are times when you’re bound to be unhappy. If you find yourself in that spot today, Choose to be Happy! When my children were in elementary school, whenever they were moping around or complaining, we would play the Attitude Check game. The rules were simple, whenever I said, “Attitude
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Have you ever felt like giving up? Whenever I do, I look for people who have overcome something big in their life. People like Ezra Frech, Bethany Hamilton and Nick Vujicic all inspire me. I spoke to a group recently and I told them that while others can overcome great obstacles, the real question is
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Greetings Leaders… All of our great religious teachers taught that we should serve others. That as part of living a life worth living, we should not look to be served, but to serve others humbly with a gentle heart. Yet ironically, humanity has added words like “except”, “unless” or “but” to their teaching. We must
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Is this the look you get from your stakeholders after spending hours creating your status report? If you’re like most project managers, you love details. Most executives don’t. A busy president or VP doesn’t have time to look at all the details of your project. That’s your job. What does an executive want to know,
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Greetings leaders! In mentoring other project managers, I noticed there is a distinct trait that distinguishes those that are successful, and those that struggle in managing their projects. That trait is what I’ll call the ability to drive versus the ability to manage. Are you a project manager or a project driver?
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Greetings Leaders… I am amazed at the different perspectives that executives have about project managers (PMs). I recently heard an executive say that a good PM can manage any project. Do you agree? I used to think this was true but now realize that the answer, “it depends”, is more appropriate. When I was younger, a
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Greetings Leaders… I cringe every time I hear of a government run IT project gone bad. I watch in amazement as project after project, especially in the IT arena, goes down the tubes when run by the government. I’m not talking about IT Infrastructure, things like servers or networks but about true software development. Over
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Greetings Leaders! Are you looking for work, or thinking about reentering the workforce after spending some time away from the daily grind? Perhaps you took some time off to pursue a business venture, raise your kids at home or have to find work due to a change in your financial situation. Whatever the case, reentering
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