If you’ve been following me awhile, you know that I love talking about#Salesforce, #Consulting, #ProjectManagement, #Leadership, #Donuts, #ProjectDelivery, #ActiveListening, #SuicideAwareness, on #BeingKind. I also have a weekly newsletter…
Sin #3. Thou Shalt Not mistake Project Admin for Project Management. “Wait – but my ‘project manager’ doesn’t do any…
How to SPUFS (Set Projects Up For Success) 😁Tip #6: Invest properly in Training and Support Everyone’s excited about the…
How to SPUFS (Set Projects Up For Success) 😁Tip #5: Plan your Environment and deployment Strategy Estimation of projects isn’t…
How to SPUFS (Set Projects Up For Success) 😁Tip #4: Business Lingo over Tech Jargon – always! “Are we talking…
How to SPUFS (Set Projects Up For Success) 😁Tip #3: Think Data Privacy and Security First!! “Can I just show…
Consulting companies are ‘meat-grinders’. 😵FrAgile (Fractured Agile) is usually on the menu.Chucking fresh recruits into the deep end to identify…
How to SPUFS (Set Projects Up For Success) 😁Tip #2: Know what ‘good’ looks like But what does ‘good’ look…
If you are going to #DF23 ✔If you want to save lives (literally) ✔If you want a SIGNED copy of #SalesforceDiscovery101 ✔ Then DM…
What do fire fighters and #Salesforce Consultants have in common?
What do fire fighters and #Salesforce Consultants have in common?Their day job involves putting out fires that they didn’t start! 😬#FunnyNotFunny It…
Yeah so if you haven’t heard, I’ll be speaking at #DF23 in under 2 weeks! Come and hear me speak for the…
What do fire fighters and #Salesforce Consultants have in common?
What do fire fighters and #Salesforce Consultants have in common?Their day job involves putting out fires that they didn’t start! 😬#FunnyNotFunny It…
My talk at #DF23:Discover a New Approach to Success for New Trailblazers. 🙃 Here’s what it’s about:Learn different approaches for success…
I believe that professional services like #salesforce consulting need to rethink their commercial model. Daily/Hourly billing is very unkind. The ability to…
“I can fly you to the moon on my magic carpet.” 🌛“You’ll have exquisite gourmet food made by my fair…
This was a wonderful conversation combining all the best things I like to talk about!! Thank you Mike Gerholdt!! #EmotionalIntelligence#ActiveListening#BusinessAnalysis#Communication#Empathy Only…
Sin #1. Thou Shalt Not Flirt with the Scope Creep. 😝 “It’s not very difficult for someone as awesome as…
Whoa! It’s almost time for Midwest Dreamin’ and WITness Success!! I am so lucky that the organisers chose my crazy topics 😁 so…
“I don’t like this at all. Why are we even doing this!?”The client is upset and the tension in the…
Anyone in my network who’s a Project Manager and love non profits, please check out Tiago Carmona‘s post below. They’re a #salesforce partner…
From 25-28 July, I am running a FREE 4-day course “Salesforce Professional Bootcamp” course. It was only planned for our…
Do you want to know about bloody arms flopping on the floor?Do you want to know all about the 7…
6 #DF23 talk abstracts submitted!Thank you to everyone who helped with suggestions on topics and the titles & abstracts ❤ Last year…
As Melissa Hill Dees, MBA would say #BrilliantBoldBeautiful and #brainy! So much to love in this picture of Melissa Shepard and Lilith Van Biesen at CzechDreamin photos. ❤️ So incredibly proud…
What’s the secret of attraction? 🤩The initial appeal and what comes next? I’ll be speaking about the “5 Tinder secrets…
Are you in the UK and looking for part time work with #salesforce? 👀 Do you have admin and pardot skills?…
Mafia.Gangsters.Murderers.Unscrupulous people disappear-ers. That’s what we call people who toss other people into “The Deep End.” 🤿 Ask any consultant…
𝟯 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀(especially if they are projects that are led by #consulting partners) 𝟭. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿…
𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣! I need your horror stories! 🤕😱 What are some awful situations you’ve encountered as a #salesforce consultant that you wish you…
I left a very cushy and lucrative job as a Senior Salesforce Project Manager a few years ago. 😬 It…
Tip 1: Turn your internal debug mode ON.“What are you talking about?” 🤔 I hear you ask. Just like what…
Francis Pindar trying stand up comedy
Francis Pindar trying stand up comedy at the #LDNArcs meet up at Fluido‘s lovely office in Old Street. Sam Wadhwani and Tom Bassett doing their best to…
“… and then the unexpected happened!” <gasp> 😲 Storytelling is an artform that has changed throughout the years, and is…
When do we need to be ruthless with our time?For us #SalesforceConsultants – all the time.It’s more critical for us, primarily because…
Heyyy if you’re in Prague for CzechDreamin and you’re an architect why don’t you extend your stay and join Johann Furmann for this unique…
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 🤔 “I am thinking of implementing all 𝟯𝟭𝟮…
What an amazing end to the dreamOlé conference! Major kudos to the organisers Laura Diaz CarmonaPedro Manuel Molina GómezJulio Diego Barrado Fernández (he/him)Jorge…
Omg possibly the most delightful podcast I’ve discovered in a long time! 😍 Not only does Lee Durrant does a cracking job…
Iiiin about 10 hours close to midnight, I’ll be joining the Salesforce Professionals Discord Server to talk all things #SalesforceDiscovery101, on consulting, leadership,…
“Mum, you know in that movie where King Midas wished that everyhing he touched turn to gold?” “Mm-hmm?” “How did…
“The cost is too high. Trim the QA and PM time.”😱 As a #Salesforce consultant #ProjectManager I hear this a lot, which is a…
“You can’t compensate for poor management and a non-existent culture with perks, and you can’t meditate away a crap CEO.…
𝟳 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹!¡7 consejos geniales que todos los NUEVOS consultores de…
𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮-𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗼-𝗔𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲!If you missed my talk at Florida Dreamin’ last Oct, you can catch…
So says ☁️ Rob Cowell ☁️ and his “bucket of thoughts and random things” as he talked about git branching strategies. Culture,…
What happens if a #SalesforcePartner accidentally undersells a project?
What happens if a #SalesforcePartner accidentally undersells a project? 😬Ooof this is a biggie. This happens ALL. THE. TIME. How partners handle…
🍩 Incoming Right (donut) Hook! 🍩Do you want to win a spot on my next Consulting Discovery Masterclass? If so,…
This. Is. Gold. 🌟If you’re new to the #salesforce world, and you’re trying really hard to stand out, you need to read…
Some questions to those planning to go to #DF23 from a DFNewbie 😁 1. Dates are from 12-14 Sept. Are there events…
I wonder if ‘mop up’ workshop sessions is just a British thing? We do that in some shape or form…
Do you want to “make your Salesforce sing”?? 🎵Then you MUST listen to Alexander Lapa‘s podcast episode with the amazing Jodi Hrbek!…
#Salesforce Consultants run *lots* of workshops
#Salesforce Consultants run *lots* of workshops.Especially during Discoveries. That’s why the best consultants are able to facilitate well – managing and…
What’s a Functional Consultant? They have a few names, especially in the #Salesforce partner ecosystem. Implementation ConsultantSalesforce BASalesforce Configurator Interestingly, I found…
Hey everyone! I just discovered Brian Shea‘s next course “Salesforce Consulting Skills Every Admin Should Know” on Maven starts next Monday on 6…
Hello people who bought my #SalesforceDiscovery101 book! I’ll be joining the Salesforce Professionals Discord Server#bookclub meet at midnight on 1 Feb (yes I know…
As a #Salesforce consultant
As a #Salesforce consultant, do you need to know what’s in the Statement of Work (SOW)? 🤔{Hint: there’s only one right answer}.…
Food is recession-proof. 🍩🍰🍕🍔🥦Regardless of the state of the economy, everyone still needs to eat. So is #CRM.Businesses will always need…
“This is crap work.” How will you respond? Will you get angry? 😡Defensive? ☹Upset? 😭Curious? 🤔 Is being blunt a…
There is no such thing as ‘one size fits all’.No.. one ‘perfect, most correct way’ to do things. Waterfall.Agile.SAFe.Prototype.DevOps.Extreme Programming.Test…
𝟳 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗘𝗪 #𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹! 🐱👤 Talk Abstract: You’re a newbie and you’ve just been…
“I’m fabulous. I am always fabulous.”😎That’s my flippant answer when people ask me, “How are you?” At a fireside chat…
“Silver lining?!” 😣“New beginnings?!?!” 😡 The new year has brought a raft of bad news from companies such as Salesforce and Amazon who have…
We made it to the peak of Mt Kinabalu!And we lived to tell the tale! The kids were also very…
“Why is it so short?!” 😭“Will there be a sequel?”“When are you going to do one that dives into the…
“Do it NOW!” 🚨🚨🚨“URGENT! Life or Death!” 😵“… Pretty please?” 🙏 Ah, am sure this is not an unusual situation…
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲? This is…
This utterly blew my mind! 😵It took 3 days for me create something and have it materialize 10,262 miles in…
“𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪c𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”Schadenfreude. 😏 It means deriving pleasure from someone else’s misfortune. In…
I DID IT!!! Just in time for Christmas! 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️ BIG THANK YOU to all of you who– engaged with my…
❗ 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝗽𝘁 – 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸!! Oh the pain…
If something is conflicting with your values, don’t ignore the cognitive dissonance. Don’t give in. If something or someone is…
What a story! At French Touch Dreamin’ in Paris where Jessica Langston is talking about Bamlak Haile and how his story in the #Salesforce ecosystem exploded in such…
Met these crazy lot on way to French Touch Dreamin’! Can’t wait to meet old friends and make new ones! Oh…
Do you play?Are you a playful person? It isn’t unkind pranking that elicits unhappy reactions.It isn’t making jokes that cross…
Should you spam your PM?Wellll…. it depends. Vi says: I can only speak for myself, because every #ProjectManager is different. It depends. If there…
OMG OMG OMG Amazon’s fixed the tech issue (I hope!)😃 I have just successfully placed an order for the “not-for-resale”…
The ultimate Christmas party of the year is here … It’s none other than… THE MEGAMEET (said in the voice…
“𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯.”Badly. Ask me how it actually does the job. “𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸, 𝗜 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀.”I’m not too sure, but…
“You touch it, you fix it!”Sam Wadhwani explaining his guiding principles of good architecture mindset. 😂 I was at the inaugural…
Damnit! Half an hour after I get the email, the super early bird tickets are gone!! If you’re in the #Salesforce space…
Can you force a #Salesforce newbie into a hotshot consultant? 💪🏻Or a partner into your idea of the perfect ‘One’? ❤ Not…
Adulting is hard. 😵Making choices.Being accountable for mistakes. I’ve been having conversations recently about this. For example, whether people should…
My theatrical #SaConJa cog of epicness for #Salesforce Consultants. Thank you Pallavi Agarwal for hosting me for the DC Admin user group where I ran the…
Are you in the Washington DC area?Are you in the #Salesforce space?Is your diary free tonight? Well, how about signing up for…
I’m having a crazy fun and educational time at Florida Dreamin’! Marlene Guerra-Reeve and Tina Woodall talking about their inspiring career path from Admin…
A. Engin Utkan showing how to design flows from conceptual ideas to canvas. Pen and paper may be best to start…
Had a blast yesterday delivering my talk at Florida Dreamin’ with my co-presenter Vi. We talked about the top Secret tips a…
😣 Go-Live delayed due to deployment issue!Gaaahhh have you ever encountered this?! Change sets all ready to go but.. ❌❌❌SEVERITY…
I NEED YOUR HELPPPP (to decide on the book cover!)𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟰𝟴 – 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 Ok I can’t add a…
The sky is falling!Fireballs from the sky is destroying everything! 🔥 OK, no. Nothing like force majeure happened. There are…
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟰𝟯 – 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲Oof. Ok, time to admit that I’m probably not going to…
So Alex Warneke and I are doing this thing at the #SFBASummit.If you’re a #Salesforce#BusinessAnalyst, you might want to come and choose your BA…
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟲 – 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲Not too far now! I’m currently editing the draft and incorporating…
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬 – 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 “What else do you think might be important in thinking…
“No, you are not your job.” says Penny Townsend, Partner at #IBM Cracking session tonight at Coacto | Salesforce.com Consultants Cotswold Community User group…
Do you have an advocate?A cheerleader? 🙌 I’ve forgotten how powerful that can be. Just came from the cracking makepositive and OwnBackup Dreamforce #DF22 watch party…
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 “Dear Pei Your LinkedIn post about what consulting partners can…
“Dear PeiI see that you are very experienced in Salesforce and would be great to have you as my mentor!…
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟲 – 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲How to find your mentor Rooj and Shok were assigned mentors…
Is it possible to publish a book in 45 days? Of course, say I! 😁 Yes – I know I…