Do You Deliver a Transparent Status Report?

I once managed a project for a multi-site organization to implement software at each location. I held a weekly status conference-call with the company’s executives which included the branch manager from each location.  In these calls, I would give an overall status of...

Stand up: The 15 Minute Meeting

Every company and client that I’ve worked for has had what I considered a penchant for meetings.  I’ve seen meetings to prepare for a meeting.  I’ve also seen meeting leaders who take all of the time allotted for the meeting.  If a one-hour meeting finishes in 45...

Change Management: A Parable on Agile

William was an avid planner.  For his new year’s resolution, he decided to plan each day of the coming year.  He planned the days he would do laundry and mow the lawn.  He calculated the number of miles he would drive each day so he could plan the specific days on...

Is Celebrity Apprentice good business training?

I don’t watch a lot of TV, but one of my favorite shows is Celebrity Apprentice.  Not that I think it’s quality TV by any means; I just get a kick out of seeing how petty some of these washed up rock stars and former Playboy models can act on national television....