I honestly feel like that one friend you thought you could hang out with, yet they ghosted you and just "went away." Well, I'm here to tell you that I'm not that one, I'm the other one, the one who forgot to tell you they've been busy... it's not you;…
This morning, as I write this (Sunday), I read an article regarding team size and bench strength, and it got me thinking about project team size. There are several directions one could take when building their team, and it often comes down to two things: the project type and how…
A development team without a sense of belonging or psychological safety isn't a team. It's a group of people doomed to fail the task(s) at hand. So here we're discussing the need for a team to feel like a team. TL;DR: What started as a newsletter topic turned…
Through a daily (workday) routine, I've found that I am indeed a goal-setter. The first thing I do when I log on is open up my notes app (Obsidian), create a new daily note, and check my calendars. This routine leads to daily and weekly goal setting at the onset…
Hey there, As we move into the summer months, this is your friendly reminder to start planning your resource usage/loss for your projects if you haven’t done so already. According to a recent poll, “[76] percent of respondents say they plan to travel more with their family in…
Hey there, and welcome to the last day of May! It’s also my last newsletter written from The Garden Isle (Kauai). Next week I’ll be melting in Arizona and back with my family. This week we’re mixing time management with martial arts-inspired leadership (kinda-sorta). Here’s to…
Welcome to the reboot of The Stakeholder Report, a weekly curated collection of tools, stories, and wit to make you a brilliant Project Manager. It's been a little more than a year since I authored my last TSR newsletter, but life has finally gotten to the point where I can…