Nine Elements of a Profession
Reviews nine distinct elements that make a job a "profession". Explores the ways that project management and software engineering are and are not "professions". Delivered as a Toastmasters...
View ArticleProject Manager Joke On-Line — With Audio!
Even if you already know the one about the project manager and the genie, listen to this retelling and variation on that joke. This new item is a first for this website in two different ways. It is the...
View ArticleHear and See the Full Presentation of “Project Charters Bridge Cultures”
Learn how project charters successfully bridged cultural gaps when making decisions among a community of Japanese and U.S. executives. Establishing a clear chartering process was the key to project...
View ArticleFounded a Toastmasters Group on LinkedIn and Started the Toastmasters
Toastmasters International has helped me over the years to become a better speaker and leader. As a way to give back to that community, I founded and am running a group on the LinkedIn business...
View Article“The Charter: Selling Your Project” Available as an On-Line Speech and Class
This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI North America Congress on September 12, 2005. You can hear the speech and see the slides right now. The entire 54-minute speech will play, with...
View Article“Strategic Project Management” Available as an On-Line Speech and Class
“Strategic Project Management” was presented to a packed lecture hall on October 24, 2006 at the PMI North America Congress. The presentation was selected as one of the top presentations of the...
View ArticleEquipment to Record Your Next Speech
A friend of mine recently asked, "What equipment do you use to record your live speeches? If I wanted to do something similar for my own speeches, what would you recommend?" Learn how you can make...
View ArticleA Sad, Sad Day for Project Managers – PM SPAM
The story of the first project management spam campaign.
View Article“A Brand” Not “THE Brand”
My brand is about "a", not "THE". A good brand can be about "a" not "THE". My brand is better with "a", not "THE".
View ArticleOpen-Source Software for On-Line Training
Just completed a webinar for PMI about how to use open-source software to deliver on-line training. Slides available now at prezi.com.
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