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Methodology Madness: Why Managing Projects Isn’t About the Buzzwords

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My opening disclaimer: I’m not a certified PMP (Project Management Professional), although I have read portions of the PMBOK on multiple occasions. My formal training in PM methods dates back to the mid-late 90s, and maybe it’s my strong analytical side, but I’ve always found sorting through constraints, priorities, risks, timelines, and dependencies to be […]

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Business Resonance and the Power of Alignment

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There’s a wonderful thing that happens when systems align. In physics, resonance occurs when an external force matches the natural frequency of an object, amplifying its motion with minimal effort. A swing pushed at the right rhythm goes higher with almost no extra energy. A singer hits a pitch that vibrates a glass until it

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Critical Mass: The Tipping Point that Changes Everything

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Ever tried to microwave a bag of popcorn and waited, hand on hip, for that magical moment when one or two lonely pops suddenly cascade into a flurry of buttery explosions? That’s critical mass. And it doesn’t just happen in physics or snack preparation. It’s a real thing in business – that elusive, powerful point

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Is Change really a thing anymore?

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I wrote about the topic of change many years ago and reflected on why it can be so disliked and resisted. I’m back to discuss the same word, but from a different perspective, one of relevancy. This topic occurred to me a few months ago when the question was asked (I forget the context): if

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Scaling Fast, Steering Blind

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Have you ever been pushed in a toboggan or sled, that starts slow, then suddenly it’s going 60 kilometers/hour and you’re hanging on for dear life, trying not to crash into two little three year-olds at the bottom of the hill, or worse, the oncoming truck that’s on the road just past the hill? That,

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Whiteboard Magic

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Meetings can sometimes be the bane of a leader’s existence (whether they should be is another story). The one meeting that I’ve found to have the most impact on culture, engagement, and, yes, performance, is the simple morning meeting. Whether it’s called a pre-shift, morning startup (or standup), or “the daily”, it helps to ensure

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The Drag We Never Knew We Needed

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Have you ever tried to walk across a freshly waxed floor in socks? That’s not just your lack of grace and coordination (yes, or mine). 🙂 That’s physics. Specifically, friction is taking a coffee break. Friction is one of those everyday miracles we love to hate. Like alarm clocks. Or deadlines. Or the corner piece

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Why Your Business Isn’t Moving?

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Picture this: you’re preparing for the annual work summer BBQ. Off to the grocery store you go, and after the purchases, you’re pushing a shopping cart with a stuck wheel through an uneven parking lot, loaded with 60 pounds of bottled water and one ripe watermelon. You’re giving it everything you’ve got, but it barely

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Energy Will Beat Entropy – Every Time

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There’s a law in physics that’s always stuck with me, probably because it doesn’t just apply to thermodynamics, but to everything from businesses to relationships to processes and culture. It’s the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and it says this: Entropy never decreases in a closed system. In plain business terms? Without intentional input, things fall

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Why Most Dashboards Don’t Drive Change

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There’s something oddly satisfying about building a dashboard. You pull together the right data feeds or build the right code. Add some charts. Pick a clean layout. Maybe even colour-code a few KPIs. Give it a round of testing. The team logs in. They nod at the numbers. And then… nothing happens. No decisions occur.

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