In the United States we’re getting ready for a three-day Labor Day weekend. While for many that may mean the unofficial end of summer, beginning of the school year, or various retail sales promotions – our Labor day tradition started over a century ago. In general, it’s a celebration of the contributions to our countryRead… Read more »
Maybe things aren’t working out for you. Perhaps it’s just a fluke and things will turn out better for you next time. Perhaps the system will course-correct and right itself automatically. But then again… maybe it won’t. Instead, what if doing more of the same (more effort, more efficiency, more resources, more louder, more firefighting)Read… Read more »
Where does knowledge start? How do you start gaining more understanding? It starts with you, or more specifically, when you accept that you are mortal, imperfect – that the world does not revolve around you. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom – Proverbs 9:10 Knowledge can start when you admit thatRead… Read more »
I’m serving as the team lead (non-technical) for a software implementation. Last week the vendors came for a site visit to do some initial testing. After a successful week, we said our goodbye’s and the representative from logistics headquarters said to me, “I’m not sure what you do here, but you seem important.” All IRead… Read more »
As a Project Management Professional, you probably spend a lot of time with numbers. You’re constantly checking to ensure schedule, quality, and cost are under control. This is good because that is an important part of your job, but is it the most important part? Consider the quote below: Not everything that counts can beRead… Read more »
Last week President Obama gave his State of the Union address. Presidents do this partially because they are charged to in the constitution: Article II Section 3: He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judgeRead… Read more »
What does the Lord of the Sith have to do with Project Management? Read the link below to find out. http://www.geekwire.com/2011/top-10-reasons-darth-vader-amazing-project-manager
They used to say “content is king.” Kings, like anything, have value because they are rare. Is content rare? With hundreds of millions of users on Facebook and Twitter and tens of millions of blogs, content is everywhere. Sure, the quality varies, but content is anything but scarse. Most is ephemeral, easily forgotten, and replaced.Read… Read more »
I recently pubished a post on personal mastery in your current job vs moving up: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/moving-up-the-peter-principle-and-job-mastery Today, I read something that suggests that rather than deliberate practice, your memory capacity is actually the key difference between good and great: http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/10/06/key-to-greatness-is-working-memory-not-practice/30110.html What do you think GovLoopers? Could the hype about memory correct and if so, shouldRead… Read more »
“No great leader in history fought to prevent change.” –John C. Maxwell, American pastor, author and speaker via SmartBrief