Where Do You Focus Your Attention?

When I start my weekly run through the dunes near my home town I am excited about the great scenery I am running through. Plants, animals and lovely skies. I am looking at the individual environmental elements and feel great. And I am also feeling proud that I decided to get some physical exercise instead …

WBS Coach: Everything You Need To Know About The Work Breakdown Structure

I don’t do this often. It has been a long time since I endorsed a product. Just want to let you know that this is highly exceptional. But my good friend and fellow blogger/podcaster Josh Nankivel has created the fabulous WBS Coach training course (affiliate link). This multimedia training package will explain everything you need …

The Partial Project Manager

In this posting I am going to tell you what the main theme of my blog is… wow. Do I really have an answer? Six weeks ago I released the first draft of my ebook “Project Shrink: Linear Edition“. The reason for publishing unfinished work is to get early feedback. I am very happy to …

Adaptive Leadership With Milton Friesen

The topic of this episode of The Project Shrink Podcast is “Adaptive Leadership”. I am talking to Milton Friesen, author of the book “Ingenuity Arts”. Adaptive leadership is critical for the success of today’s organizations. His book explains how adaptive leaders think. Ingenuity Arts argues that current research into complex adaptive systems can be a …

Project Management For Girls

Elizabeth Harrin is a Project Manager based in the UK. She is also the author of the “PM for Girls” blog. In this episode of The Project Shrink we are addressing this all important question: Is Project Management different for girls/women? She has written the book “Project Management In The Real World”. In the second …