Working Agile
Long time readers of my blog and editors of my book (thank you!) will know I am passionate about the Hero’s Journey. I truly believe that we are all heroes of our own story. And our stories are wildly different in nature, but with some key things in common: The Call to adventure from the…
Read More“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much” – Jim Rohn
Read MoreIn the last few posts, I have spoken a lot about the challenges The Agile Project Manager will encounter on their journey to excellence. Once you have crossed the threshold into a new challenge, things like headspace and your inner critic might pop up. Notice these things are internal to you, not external. There are…
Read More“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in” – Arianna Huffington
Read MoreThe book is progressing really well. After some challenges in finding headspace, I seem to be back writing regularly and consistently, and the word count is slowly increasing. And I’m getting some great feedback. As you know, I am passionate about Agile Project Management and love sharing my knowledge. I also recognise that there are…
Read MoreI never really understood the definition of ‘headspace’. Not really. I mean, I kind of got it, but to be honest, I found myself getting a bit impatient with people who claimed ‘I don’t have the headspace for this at the moment’. As a coach and a strong believer of anyone’s ability to change their…
Read More“Act as if what you do makes a difference” – William James
Read MoreIt may seem like I have been quiet lately, but in truth I have been doing quite a lot. It’s just the the “quite a lot” has not been directly contributing to my chapter word counts. Have you ever started something, thinking you had everything you needed to get going, but found out you didn’t?…
Read More“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude” – May Angelou
Read MoreHave you ever had a big (or small) decision to make, and you simply did not know what to do? So did you delay making the decision? Did you worry you would make the wrong decision? Did you feel pressured into making A decision? Recently, I wrote a blog post about how to make great…
Read More“If I waited till I felt like writing, I’d never write at all” – Anne Tyler
Read MoreI’m always so inspired when friends take on the challenge of running a marathon doing an Ironman, taking on a Bikram Yoga 30 day challenge, or walking the 100km Oxfam trail, not just because of the incredible physical efforts required, but also the amount their personal lives need to change to accommodate the challenge. More…
Read More“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more” – Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor
Read MoreHave you ever worked on a project and you experienced stakeholders resisting the change that you were driving? It might be as big as them resisting the new systems and processes you are bringing in because they will have to change everything about how they work and it’s just too much. It might be that…
Read More“People don’t resist change. They resist being changed” – Peter M. Senge
Read MoreHave you ever had a dream? Have you ever had a GREAT IDEA? Of course you have. And you talk to your “Yes And” people and start building your idea into a plan. But there’s something missing. You need expert advice. Perhaps someone who has done something similar who can guide you. Advise you. The…
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