Project management coaching and career development tips
My favourite Warren Buffett quote “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.“ Learn a lot, every day; apply a little, every day I was going to write about Warren Buffett’s 25/5 rule. The story goes: “Warren Buffett’s personal pilot asked him for some … Read more
How do you get from an average 8 to 80 vaccinations an hour? Cut down on movement and eliminate queues. In the traditional model, clients go from registration, to a waiting area, to the place where they receive the shot and finally to where they recover for 15 minutes. In the new “hockey hub” model, … Read more
Ask a random person on the street who a sponsor is and you’ll probably hear something like, “Someone who provides financial support for a cause.” After all, most of us have been asked to donate to sponsor someone to raise money for a charity. In the case of project management, the sponsor is typically the … Read more
What are the risks versus benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine? By now, you likely have made your own personal risk assessment and decision. I am not trying to change your mind. Like you, I have had to make my own decision. In a sense, the whole world is undertaking a massive risk management exercise. … Read more
Death in the Olympics. The 2010 Winter Olympics will forever be scarred by the death of an Olympian even before the opening ceremony. Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, crashed in the final turn of the track during a training run and was killed. The track was simply too fast. Even the gold medal favourite, Italy’s Armin Zöggeler, came off his sled. A Romanian luger was knocked unconscious for brief moments. Even officials reportedly voiced concerns.
Spoiler alert! Stop now if you haven’t watched all the episodes of Wanda Vision. Wanda is a very powerful Avenger. She could have single handedly destroyed Thanos in Endgame if Thanos had not rained down fire onto the battlefield. Wanda’s psychic power is connected to her emotions…
The World Economic Forum released The Future of Jobs Report in October 2020. In it, project manager ranked 11th in the top 20 jobs in increasing demand across all industries. That’s good news for PMs, but what are the 10 roles listed above project management jobs? What are the top 20 jobs in decline over … Read more
Mastering Zoom is part of your project management communication skillset, one of 5 Project Management Skills for the Future. This is an update with of a post from last year. I will cover some additional Zoom tips and tricks for common scenarios that you may encounter, including: How to set up a host-less Zoom Meetings … Read more
I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself instead of a life that others expected of me. That’s the number one regret of people at the end of their lives. Bronnie Ware was an Australian nurse who worked in palliative care over several years. She had a front row seat … Read more
Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. After a dismal record of only one gold medal in 76 years, British cyclists finally won seven gold medals in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and followed that with another seven gold medals in the London Olympics in 2012. How did they … Read more