Have you ever walked into a meeting and known, almost instantly, that there was a disturbance in the force? It’s hard to put your finger on, but it’s there. The sense that something is different than it was yesterday. And, if you’ve been around for a while, the...
This week, I was feeling like I didn’t have much to say. And rather than post something just for the sake of posting, I thought I’d simply stay quiet. And then the lightbulb went on. Simply stay quiet. It’s a relatively simple action that is wildly underused in our...
If the thought of collaboration induces eye rolls, exhausted sighs, and unapologetic grumbling within your team, it may be time for a reset. Despite knowing that working together helps us to leverage each other’s strengths for a larger good, the mere mention of group...
People and project management go together like running uphill and Keith Moon. You probably had a different pairing for the end of that sentence, but I promise that one will make sense in a minute. My best ideas about people and project management have come from being...
I spent the last few days trying to resolve a simple and straightforward problem with a printing company. It was one of those things that started off clear, turned cloudy and then stormy, before ultimately returning to clear again. And, it got me thinking about the...
When it comes to collaboration, meetings are still one of the very best tools we have at our disposal. Meetings bring people together. They make space for fresh ideas. And they light up pathways for progress toward shared goals. The good ones, that is. The less...