Find the Duct Tape and Keep the Wine Glasses

Boxes, boxes and more boxes! After my recent move, I just might be an expert at parsing, purging and packing. Other than a ridiculous number of wine glasses (I could throw a SERIOUS party!), my new home has a lot less clutter. Since moving is on my mind, I decided to...

Boring Meetings?

Are your project meetings boring and ineffective? What do you see in your meeting room: heads resting on hands or arms, eyes on phones or laptops, people coming in late or leaving early, blank stares when you ask questions, hands paging forward through documents? What...

Think Like a Globetrotter

Take a look at the picture. If I told you to shoot a basket or block a shot, would this be your perspective? Probably not. Creativity is the key to innovation. How do we flip, twist, rotate, deconstruct, reconstruct, integrate to improve our products and processes?...

Stakeholders: 5 Ways to Get Their Attention

Imagine a typical project meeting in your organization. Does everyone arrive/login on time? Does everyone stay for the entire meeting? Does everyone ignore incoming calls and e-mails? Does everyone participate, interact, and share ideas? Does everyone stay awake? If...