What did you learn last year? It’s a simple enough question, and it would be easy to answer it with, “Well, I learned a lot!” But I’d like you to get more specific. What’s something specific you learned in the last 12 months that either you didn’t know before or you had to re-learn? What... Continue Reading →
Dealing With Stakeholders Who Throw Daggers
“Watch out for Susan. She pretends to be nice then blindsides you every chance she gets. It’s always all about her. Don’t trust her.” It was my first week at a new company. I was a newly hired IT leader being warned by a colleague about my peer on the Marketing side of the house.... Continue Reading →
Hire the Younger or Older Project Manager? Does Age Matter?
A mentor once taught me we should never assume correlation between age, ability, and integrity. We might assume someone in their 50's has ability. Or someone with great ability has corresponding integrity. It might be easy to assume that someone in their 20's does not have the necessary ability--and miss out on tapping into talent... Continue Reading →
