Although, I’ve written before about the importance of being able to go-with-the-flow when planning vacation, the PM’s ability to strategize and multitask and plan ahead is useful in when planning many ‘regular’ life events. Sporting events come to mind today.…
As we go about our careers, developing new skills and taking on new challenges, it can be very seductive to keep chasing the brass ring. Of course, you’ve worked hard to get to where you are and you don’t want…
I was recently thinking about my friends in New York City who are always so busy, busy, busy. The phrase “in a New York minute” implies that everything there runs faster. Well, yes, to a degree, that’s true. But I…
Plan plan plan plan plan. You love doing it. I love doing it. We all love planning. It’s in our Project Manager’s DNA to plan. Making checklists of items to buy for tailgating. Running down friends to follow-up on when…
Alan Henry writes on Lifehacker about various ways to stay alert and productive on after-work projects: Get Started As Soon As You Get Home If you wait until you’ve had dinner or spent some time with your family, it’s too…
Many years ago, I spent a summer as a Teaching Assistant for a Business Communications class at a university in Bangladesh. The students were bright, young (though some older than yours truly) and eager to learn. Although respectful, you could…
Lifehacker.com is one of my favorite websites. Sometimes it’s a bit of overload because they publish so many articles but it’s still worth perusing everyday to see what sort of tips and tricks they find for making life a little…