Project Management

In the fast-paced world of project management, you often find yourself grappling with a common challenge: senior leadership’s resistance to embrace new methods and systems. But here’s the thing – it’s not their job to be experts in project management best practices, tools, and techniques. That’s where you come in. As a project manager, you … Read more

Resource management stands as one of the key areas in project management. It’s the art of allocating, tracking, and optimizing resources like time, money, and human capital to ensure project success. However, beneath the surface of this seemingly straightforward task lie a myriad of challenges that project managers grapple with daily. In this article, we’ll … Read more

On August 24, 2015, the stock markets around the world nosedived. The S&P 500 sank by 11% from a high in May, meeting the definition of a market correction. Having fired my financial planner a year ago, I was motivated to check how my retirement savings were affected. After logging in, I used a handy … Read more

What does it mean to live out of your sweet spot? As chance would have it, one night as I was YouTube surfing, I discovered Tift Merritt, an up and coming singer-songwriter who wrote a song called Sweet Spot. It starts off with this line, “Nothing fancy, nothing fake.” When you live from your sweet … Read more

How do you discover your calling? You simply pay attention, listen and remember when someone asks for your help, literally calling for your gifts to be exercised. My kids ask, “When is dinner ready?” That reveals my calling to feed my kids. Taking care of the basic necessities of life for me and my dependents … Read more

Most of us had things that we naturally loved to do as children. Somehow or other, the demands of school and making a living caused us to lose touch with our deepest desires. Here are a few questions to help you reconnect with what gives you life: Create a list. You don’t have to do … Read more

The first step in the journey of personal growth is to discover your talents. There are many books that talk about many ways to discover your talents. Let’s take a simple, pragmatic method: make a list. Take a blank sheet of paper and list ten talents you have. List ten more to get to twenty. Put … Read more

Have you ever wondered if your life is going around in circles and you are not getting anywhere? Last year, I drew three circles into my journal and mapped areas of my life into the overlapping circles. I scratched a diagram of my past; I also crafted one for my future. As a result of … Read more

What is eating up your time? I find interruptions and distractions keep me from my most important work. Most come in the form of emails and phone calls. Have you heard of the 4Ds? Before responding to any request, filter them through the 4Ds, a simple yet effective time management method: This sounds great. But can you … Read more

As project managers, we’re often faced with the daunting challenge of juggling multiple projects, each vying for attention and resources. However, when corporate priorities clash and the project list keeps growing, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and lose sight of the bigger picture. In this article, we’ll delve into effective strategies for navigating conflicting corporate … Read more