Old normal

March 27, 2025

In the crisis, there’s only the problem that’s in front of you. You focus where you can have the greatest impact. The next thing you have to do, then the next,... READ MORE

Taking one step

March 25, 2025

At some point after the start, it becomes difficult. After the excitement and clarity that got you out of the traps, it’s all a bit more difficult, more mundane, a... READ MORE

Down and dirty

March 20, 2025

The joy is in the detail. Sure. It can be a pain. But the pain isn’t the detail itself, it’s in getting to the detail, agreeing the detail, understanding the detail,... READ MORE

Significant other

March 18, 2025

It doesn’t matter who you’re talking to, there’s always someone else. Someone you can’t reach. Someone you can’t talk to yourself. It doesn’t matter how much formal authority they have,... READ MORE

Next time around

March 14, 2025

Win or lose, the project’s is over, or the work package, or the sales call, or the whatever, and it’s time for the post event debrief. This is the time... READ MORE