Are Your Projects “Healthy”?
March 3, 2021
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I was reminded recently that it is time for my annual physical. At my age, this is a pretty important time of the year and sometimes a little stressful. None
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What Does a Project Management Office Look Like?
February 17, 2021
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Someone recently asked me about a one-day seminar on building a Project Management Office (PMO). I told them that there could be no greater waste of time than to get
Should You Ignore your Weaknesses and Leverage Your Strengths?
February 3, 2021
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Our local newspaper here in Toronto carried an article recently by Harvey Schachter entitled “Ten Flawed Leadership Gems”. He was quoting from a blog by Dan McCarthy out of the
I Only Read the First Three Sentences!
January 27, 2021
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First published May, 2016 We all read a lot of long documents: proposals, reports, stories etc. Or at least we are asked to read them. The truth is we often
Do You Have a Mentor?
December 16, 2020
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I have a brother who was a senior lawyer and managing partner at a Canadian law firm. A few years before his retirement, he mentioned that he had a coach
Humility is One Attribute That No Leader Should Do Without
December 9, 2020
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I woke up this week with an ego that I was not happy with. It was getting me into trouble, making me argumentative, putting special relationships at risk and generally
You Are Now in Charge of The Vaccine Distribution Program
December 2, 2020
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Some people thought I was a little harsh on Agile last week in my post Agile is Not Replacing Waterfall. If you didn’t read it, I suggested that Agile was
Agile is Not Replacing Waterfall
November 25, 2020
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I had a good friend challenge me this past week about Agile and why everyone is getting so excited. He thought that I would be able to explain and justify
Agility – The Key to Organizational Success
November 18, 2020
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I took over as the Chair of the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit organization called Magic of Children in the Arts, about a year ago. We provide art classes
Leadership is About The Collective
November 11, 2020
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After reading this article in the Globe and Mail this week, I was driven to post this video blog. “Leadership… is about the collective. It’s about hiring and maintaining the