Project Housekeeping

January 25, 2026

We put if off and we put it off and we put it off some more. That little job - that would make life a little better - could have been... READ MORE

It starts with doing nothing

January 19, 2026

Stand in the middle for more than five minutes and you experience both signal and noise.  The problem is knowing one from the other. There are so many data points, so... READ MORE

Not likely

January 14, 2026

Wouldn’t it be lovely if there was never a dispute over exactly what was said or agreed. If everyone had a clear, shared and explicit understanding of the conclusion of the... READ MORE

Ignore deadlines

January 13, 2026

There are deadlines and then there are deadlines. Most deadlines are wishes, conveniences, designed to generate some kind of focus and just enough urgency to get the work done in what... READ MORE

Anchor it down

January 10, 2026

At the start of the day, the week, the month, you have a pretty good idea of the things you need to get done. Some of them are in the day-to-day... READ MORE