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In his great book “The Body” Bill Bryson explores a

Are Your 2020 Resolutions Mean to You?

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Culture by Choice

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Human Kevlar

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Project Managing the Holidays…

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Change…One Step at a Time

You know you can improve your professional self. Of cou

How the NFL’s work to mitigate head injuries and unsportsmanlike conduct was dealt a deadly blow

Wow.  Talk about unsportsmanlike conduct. Last night M

Should PowerPoint be Killed… or Should We Address the MIS-use of the Tool?

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Civil Discourse and Communication

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Civil Discourse and Communication The harshness of our

Meetings – Work Culture Death?

There is another term for death in work culture. That w

Owning the Learning Curve

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It’s one of the most satisfying and potentially frust

Resurrecting the Project Manager Role

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Resurrecting the Project Manager Role I stopped and bli

Is Happiness at Work Over-Rated?

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Is Happiness at Work Over-Rated? After reading an artic

Why Negotiation…

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Running Project Management workshops, I turn a few head

What is the Foundation for Your Leadership’s Strength?

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What is the foundation for your leadership’s strength

A Key to Organizational Focus

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A Key to Organizational Focus A common cause for resour

A Rose By Any Other Name…

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A Rose By Any Other Name… – by Vicki White

Align Projects with Organizational Goals?!?

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Align Projects with Organizational Goals?!? Aligning pr

The Wizard Behind the Curtain

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The Wizard Behind the Curtain Your Image and Its Effect

All the World is a Stage – with apologies to Shakespeare!

All the World is a Stage – with apologies to Shak

Connections – That Count

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Yikes! Did I miss an announcement?!

Yikes!  Did I Miss an Announcement?! Ok – the third

What Does Your Alphabet Soup Spell?

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What Does Your Alphabet Soup Spell? Acronyms and abbrev

3 Classes Every Project Manager Should Take

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How You Lead is How You Behave

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Flying is simply part of how I “commute” to

The Horrible Truth(s) About Feedback

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As leaders – whether team leaders, project leaders or

The Issue of Inclusion

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Tim Ryan Leads by Example

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Lead by Example – Humor

Recently a client of mine came to me with a problem I

Renewed, Refreshed and Ready!

Renewed, Refreshed and Ready! One of the most difficult

If Time’s Up – What Now?

For many people, and I am one of them, the #timesup cam

Back to Basics

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JOIN ME!

Come to the Orlando Premier CIO Forum on Dec. 13 and

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The other day, after speaking on a panel for Chick-Tech

Papyrus, White Boards, Glibness, and Cerebral Knowledge

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Do You Have an Emergency Contingency Plan?

I came across a fascinating, if frightening, story on L

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When you work with organizations to help accelerate the

How Much Time Does Your Team Actually Spend Working?

How much time does your team actually work during the d

Managing Task Interdependencies – Building a Culture of Performance

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Managing Task InterdependenciesThe ChallengeManaging ta

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Lively – sometimes even contentious! – discussions

Project Management vs Managing Projects – The Issue of Training

A few months ago, I read an article on LinkedIn entitle

Uber, Corporate Culture, & Productivity

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Emotional Intelligence key to team effectiveness

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Key Skills for Product/Project Management

This is a culture of specialists. I get that. Companies