Project Junction

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Entries from September 2008

New Day. New Blog Theme.

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

You probably noticed a change in my blog’s appearance today. I’ve updated it to fit my mood for this week.  Clean.  Neat.  Focused.
Last week, someone commented that I had google ads on my projectEZ website and said that I had “sold out to the man.”  He was right. I have removed most of those ads. [...]

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Tags: General · Personal

That’s our process

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

“It will take two weeks,” a wonk(fn) told me last week.
“Why?” I asked
“That’s our process. It is documented,” the wonk answered.
Only that really isn’t an answer, is it? It is more like a brush off.  A better response might be, “I wasn’t sitting on my hands waiting for you to pass me work … I’ve [...]

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Tags: Leadership · Project Management

There’s no harm in dreaming

September 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I dreamed last night that I had a secure job; there was no risk of layoff. Our business was thriving. My execs were all friendly. My future was bright.
Then I woke up.
You ever have that dream?

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Tags: General · Personal

Make a decision and move on

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Team’s become disillusioned when they spin endlessly trying to make a decision. Just this week I heard someone say, “Let’s wait 12 months to collect actual data to see how we are trending before we make this decision.” Really? Since the first three months of data already show that we are running far below plan, [...]

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