Years ago, I was really into photography, and I was excited to upgrade from my film camera (which may sound … More
Category: productivity
Digital Whiteboarding from Home
I’m a huge fan of whiteboards for collaboration and design. I find it is so powerful when you’re working through … More
Join me for iDEAFest2020 on April 21-22: Agile, Leadership, and Cyber Security
With so many in-person conferences and events cancelled, I’m excited to be presenting at iDEAFest 2020, a virtual (all online) … More
To Get to the Point, you need to Know the Point
It sometimes feels like you need lots of words/pages/slides to look/sound credible, but great communicators go through the hard work … More
You’re Not Good at Multitasking
In computer science, the concept of a computer’s processor switching from one system to another is referred to as context … More
It’s Tempting, but DO NOT skip Planning and Premortem
So many leaders or teams quickly move too quickly (or skip entirely) the early parts of a new project/initiative, failing … More
New Top Career Book Recommendation
When I’ve chatted with people in the past about how to plan/manage their careers, I would often to refer to … More
Simple Meeting Best Practices
Many people have written great blog posts (see Seth Godin’s blog) and books (see Michael Hyatt’s No Fail Meetings) on … More
Know when Working Harder isn’t going to Work
A dedicated employee who will work harder, with a greater sense of urgency (and maybe some extra hours when needed) … More
Don’t Point at Problems, Attack Them!
There should be a word for people who have the annoying tendency to point at problems and talk about them, … More