Several project managers have asked me to expound on my blog post about conquering the great challenges in life, and the six "ADD-vantages" one gains by this effort. In this post, I want to share about the self awareness that I gained as a result of developing and facilitating Lessons Learned classes for the Panama Canal Authority. On the first day of class, I let the class … [Read more...] about Gaining Self Awareness by Conquering a Great Project Challenge
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Conquering Life’s Great Challenges: Developing and Facilitating a New Project Discipline
John C. Maxwell can be a mesmerizing speaker. When he exhorts you to give your best, you give your best. When he beckons you to take on a great challenge, you say "How soon can I start?" I just listened to his audio CD lesson on "Conquering Life's Great Challenges" for the fifth time, and every time I felt like he was speaking directly to me. Maxwell's theme is that … [Read more...] about Conquering Life’s Great Challenges: Developing and Facilitating a New Project Discipline
The Real Power of Your Network
Do you think that you can snap your fingers whenever you need some vital information? Do you think that your LinkedIn connections or your Facebook or Twitter friends will come running to your aid whenever you need help? If it was late at night, and you were sitting in front of your laptop, in a foreign country, several thousand miles from most of your network, with a useless … [Read more...] about The Real Power of Your Network
Project Lessons Learned: Where In The World Has Mel Bost Been?
Why is "Success" magazine so successful? Is it because the articles are so skillfully written that readers feel compelled to read the magazine cover to cover? Is it because the insights are so insightful that no reader can resist the articles? Is it because John C. Maxwell always seems to grace their pages with his deep insights into Leadership? No. It’s because everybody, … [Read more...] about Project Lessons Learned: Where In The World Has Mel Bost Been?
Is It Time for a PMO Renewal?
I have always thought that summer was a time for "renewal." After all, isn't that why there was no school in the summer, and why your parents sent you to those summer camp "enrichment" programs? It was so you could relax and enjoy some subjects and activities that you were not exposed to during the remainder of the year. And as you got older, perhaps you had a chance to … [Read more...] about Is It Time for a PMO Renewal?
