People Thrive Between Novelty And Chaos
That’s why I love #AI. It’s both novelty and chaos 😀. In the middle, there are AI tools that help us save time and increase productivity. Here’s just a sample of AI tools for Project Management. Where do I start? We naturally fear what we don’t know, what’s different, what’s new.Be curious. Ask what could […]
Get The Recognition You Deserve
During my talk on #AI For Project Management at PMI conference last week, I was asked ‘How do project managers get the recognition they deserve?’ – great question! I used to struggle with this a lot. Early in my career, I found speaking up in meetings difficult! Thinking in my head ‘must speak, must speak, […]
Getting The Creeps On Your Project?
Scope is the total amount of work needed to deliver a project. Scope creep is when project deliverables increase over time.What started as a single deliverable becomes five. This impacts budget and schedule and leads to burnout. It comes from people learning more about the project and then modifying what why need. One way to […]
Start-up to $1B: Lessons in Networking, Team and…Legislation?
#Calgary #InnovationWeek in full swing yesterday with a great session and panel discussion on accelerating Cleantech in #Canada and the journey of Carbon Engineering – from start-up to $1B acquisition. Start-up lessons from founders (that can be applied any team):1) How does the customer see this? Not you, not your team, not experts. Your customers. […]
5 Ways To Get Buy-In To Your Idea
Do you want more people on your side?Wish you could win over a room of executives?Hate sending a project proposal and then getting ghosted?Me too! That’s why I joined 2 pitch coaches Brandy Old and Craig Elias to hear their insights on the 5 things people look for in a new idea or project. Check […]
AI Robots Can Teach Us About Leadership? 🚀🤖
Confession time: I’m a total sci-fi geek! Give me anything with AI, robots, or space, and I’m in. Last night, I watched ‘The Creator,’ a movie where a soldier named Joshua is on a mission to find a secret weapon—an AI robot in the form of a young child—to end a war between humans and […]
So You Help Old People Set-up Their iPhones?
Partly joking, that’s what someone said to me when I introduced myself. As an IT Consultant and Project Manager with 25 years experience, it was a new one for me! 🙂 When we’re asked “So What Do You Do?”, we have 3 options: 1) A robotic role title e.g. “I’m Senior Director, Customer Service”. 2) […]
So What Do You Do?
When you work in Technology and IT, introducing yourself to other people is always interesting 😀. I’ve worked on this for years and what most people don’t realize is that it depends on who you’re talking to. Think about it from their perspective. What’s In It For Me? What could they get out of your […]
