Keeping promises is so important. Do what you say you will do. Extend this to aligning the internal with the…
I am running my 3rd free Consulting Masterclasses on 28th September where I provide training in Consulting skills, project methodology…
Being totally comfortable and secure in knowing who you are, is such an under-rated super power. No one can hurt…
“Are you saying I am going to get 3 weeks of FREE training, and you’re going to get me a…
No catch. I’m offering 3 weeks worth of absolutely FREE Consulting Masterclass training, covering: – Consulting Engagement & Delivery –…
What do you do when you’ve been engaged on a new consulting project, and you can see that the client’s…
In small or medium sized Consulting Partners, there may not be luxury (and budget) for a PM to help manage…
Detail or Big Picture? Ideally both. The ability to focus on the roots and the trees, and the biodiversity around…
Life is a marathon.Software Projects are like (non-Agile) sprints. In Life – there will be up and downs on the…
Worklife balance shouldn’t really be the focus of the young. When you’re young and inexperienced – in the new world…
Drama = Excitement. I think a lot of people believe that. That’s why I see friends courting drama in their…
All my interactions with offshore team in India have been outstanding. Every. Single. One. In all the companies I’ve worked…
Discussion in my comments have made me think a bit more about the definition of personal “Standards.” It is the…
“The Happiness of your Life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five…
Circle of Influence. Manage what you _can_ control. Mitigate, accept, or avoid what you can’t. If at all possible. I…
It is winter right now. Metaphorically. The smug ants who are riding it out in their cozy houses, with full…
Someone asked me why I was following people on Twitter that I disagree with, in the areas of ethics, morality,…
One of the big lessons about the current #coronavirus situation that has so changes so drastically daily – in terms…
BAU – Business As Usual. It’s tough to resume BAU with such a seismic incident affecting every element of life,…
I was at this one client site up north, where the employees had mouth-watering exquisite lunches served up by a…
The consulting life is like normal life, just playing at x2 speed. Or more. That means a roller coaster of…
The thing about being a great ‘anything’ is that.. it generates very little noise. Be really sub-par, and you will…
Sunk costs and resistance to change. “We built that MS Access database to hold customer data when we started 28…
I think I have had an exceptionally lucky life. I started in my IT in 1995, in Malaysia. So I…
I was listening to John Travolta talk about Bean Exchange on Tom Bilyeu’s podcast today. If you craft exquisite cups,…
Was running an errand with ninja #2 in the rain this morning, and we passed a homeless man, drenched in…
It’s been two weeks since the tragic high profile helicopter crash stunned the world. The news has moved on. But…
A Salesforce Developer asked me the other day about my thoughts on what he should do next – careerwise. He…
Follow your passion is a meaningless statement when you don’t know what your passion is. But how do you find…
A working mum can’t have it all. Children used to be raised by a village and I’m about 10,500km away…
Death feels final but its not. I was at a cremation for the beloved father of a close friend. Memories…
“I will still be here if I’m learning, earning and having fun.” A bit of a gutsy answer to interview…
“Has anyone died?” “No. No one died. Let’s keep a perspective on things.” When the challenges in a “character-building” project…