For the first time since COVID, I decided to organize a very “simple” taco dinner for about 25 family members. The group of busy individuals ranged from 11 months to 76 years-old, and had many dietary restrictions. I also planned several other family celebrations. As a project manager, and mom…

When you go through your year-end reflections, maybe consider how the people you work with are all different and how that impacts you and the work you all do together. A recent article, by Chloe Berger of Fortune magazine, points to the potential for a growing split among executives on…

Is your project work always as calm and steady as you’d like? Mine is not. But effective team members can make all the difference. …

Some time back, I was talking with a young person and had the sense that she was completely burned out at work. She didn’t feel like she was getting anywhere at her job. And she was feeling overwhelmed by her home life with three youngsters that are a handful. She…

Wolters Kluwer recently reported that “82% of finance and business leaders must comply with sustainability requirements or ESG regulations.” And Fortune Magazine recently wrote that “executive compensation at 73% of S&P 500 companies is now tied to ESG performance.” I could go on with recent posts that point to the…

Most readers understand the concept of ESG but for the few who are unfamiliar with the term, I’ll explain it first and then, I will discuss five ways that you, as a business leader can help your organization meet its ESG goals. Environmental, social, and governance have become popular terms…

In my last blog, I discussed ways that project leaders, both designated and undesignated, can adopt a servant leadership style. In this blog, I want to talk about several servant leadership examples, including Abraham Lincoln and Queen Elizabeth. …

When Robert Greenleaf published his original essay in 1970 coining the term servant leader, he published it under the title of The Servant as Leader. Apparently, he made a conscious decision to not publish it as The Leader as Servant. …

Project teams are forever starting a new day and wondering what actions to take that will produce the largest impact. And as mornings give way to afternoons, we might need to reprioritize work again. I’ve long been a fan of the urgent important matrix, sometimes called the Eisenhower matrix. In…