Picking the right process isn’t always about picking the best process. Chris and I wrapped up an ongoing team-building exercise yesterday. Because R. Alliance is an awesome (and green) company, we built a garden outside of our corporate headquarters, where…
Tag: Personal insight
Can’t We Just Skip It?
Project management is more than following a plan, it’s doing things for a reason. Not going to lie, the week before last was chaotic and stressful for me. When Scott asked about posting my blog my answer was… “Can’t we…
Avoiding Avoidance (Part 1 of 2)
How to recognize when we're avoiding a problem instead of working to resolve it (Part 1 of 2). I was having a conversation with someone who is in an organizational support role about failing IT projects. He told me that…
Mindfulness as a Tool for Efficiency
Move your projects forward by stopping to give them your full attention. Did you happen to catch Scott’s last blog? He made a great point about how stopping to take a breath and focus himself improved his results. In essence…
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Why taking a step back to double check your work as you go is important. I’m not going to lie, I’m really not the measure twice, cut once type of guy. At least not when it comes to cutting actual…
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