-
Recent Posts
- Was this the greatest moment in human history?
- In a World Focused on Artificial Intelligence, Let’s Reflect on Emotional Intelligence for a Minute
- Bright and Fresh Spring Dishes
- Project Management Mastery? Not Even Close
- A Journey into Fatherhood, Round Two
- Worlds Colliding
- HEALTHy APPlicationS
- Tradition
Recent Comments
- Deb Cote on Was this the greatest moment in human history?
- Deb Cote on In a World Focused on Artificial Intelligence, Let’s Reflect on Emotional Intelligence for a Minute
- Helen Bodell on In a World Focused on Artificial Intelligence, Let’s Reflect on Emotional Intelligence for a Minute
- Naomi Lenane on Worlds Colliding
- Deb Cote on Tradition
- Sandra on 13 Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso
- Cindy Mackenzie on The Risk and the Ride
- Jen Young on The Risk and the Ride
Archives
Related Links
Category Archives: Uncategorized
MBTA? WTH!
Would you believe that a little more than one year ago the new Yawkey Station opened? My teammates and I eagerly patiently waited as the grand opening kept sliding; but on March 10, 2014, a mere two years later than … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Snowpocalypse 2015
So let’s just cut to the chase and address the 800-lb gorilla in the snowbank. This is crazy. This is unprecedented, unrelenting, snow-covered craziness. I don’t know how you all feel, but I for one may lose it. Snow madness … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Planning, Risk Management, Uncategorized, Work Life Balance
Comments Off on Snowpocalypse 2015
The Puppy Project: Phase 2 (AKA Post Go-Live Remediation)
In my October blog I introduced you to Finn, the Sheltie puppy I adopted earlier that month. Coincidentally, he turned 8 months old today! Thinking in terms of projects, we are 4 months post “puppy go-live.” And what a go-live … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Knowledge Areas, Learning, Lessons Learned, Planning, Team, Training, Uncategorized
1 Comment
Do meetings make you unhappy?
Do meetings make you unhappy?? I read a fairly old article in The Guardian that stated that the amount and length of our meetings at work is one of the main reasons why employees are unhappy. It suggested that the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Pondering “The Unexamined Life”
The statement “the unexamined life is not worth living” is ascribed to Socrates. As a once dedicated self-help book reader, I encountered it multiple times and used to embrace it fervently. Now, my interpretation of it is more relaxed; I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Pondering “The Unexamined Life”
The Puppy Project
Last November our fifteen year old Sheltie passed, the last of many in the family over the last twenty-odd years. Though slowed from age, he was a big personality and his absence left a large void in the household. We … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge Areas, Planning, Uncategorized
1 Comment
Can we talk?
I recently watched a TED talk where a physician, Dr. Goldman, had a very frank talk about failure and how it is perceived in healthcare. He starts off with a comparison of success rates between physicians and baseball players. If … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Project Management for Dogs
Lately, our dog Colby has been waking up in the middle of the night barking. Colby is a pug so he is both opinionated and weird. The event usually goes something like this: Colby: bark, bark, bark Me: … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Documentation, Planning, Risk Management, Uncategorized
Tagged project management
Comments Off on Project Management for Dogs
The Hesitant Blogger a/k/a Staring Down My Inner Critic
I have always thought of myself as one who is open to trying new things, unless it’s a culinary delight I cannot pronounce, much less ingest. If there’s an element of adrenaline involved, I am definitely in. Hook, line, and … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Motivation, Time Management, Uncategorized
4 Comments
The Currency of Gratitude
Do you ever find it difficult to get someone to do something for you? As a project manager, I find one of my greatest challenges is to get people who don’t work for me to do things for the project. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Motivation, Uncategorized
2 Comments