My AI Ethics Charter
I used GenAI to help me draft my own AI Ethics charter. This charter reflects my own commitments to GenAI use.
Paul Stefanski
You're not a firefighter. Stop acting like one.
Most PMs spend their days putting out fires. Here's how to see them coming instead.
Perplexity.ai Terms and Conditions/Privacy Policy Review
I am beginning a blog series where I examine the terms and conditions/privacy policies of various GenAI tools.
I use a prompt that examines any attached ToS or Privacy Policies.
The prompt was originally developed by the folks at AI for Non-Techies. I have adapted the prompt for my
You already know how to start a prompt. You just don't know it yet.
One phrase that ends the blank-box paralysis for good.
Here's a question I get all the time:
"I know I should be using AI. But when I open it up... I just stare at the box. I don't know what to type."
Sound familiar?
The Three AI Modes: Hammer, Mirror, and Telescope
You're Already Using AI. You're Just Using It Backwards.
Here's a scene I see constantly.
A PM opens their AI tool and types: "Draft a stakeholder update for my project."
The AI delivers a polished, confident paragraph. The PM nods, copies it
Zoom out: Are you seeing the forest AND the trees?
You're so deep in your project that you've lost sight of what really matters.
Here's a question that might sting a little:
When was the last time you zoomed out?
Not just looked at your project plan. Not just checked your milestone dates.
I
The methodology trap (and how to escape it)
Agile? Waterfall? Hybrid? None of them fit your messy reality perfectly. And that's okay.
Let me guess:
You've been asked (probably more than once): "So, are you Agile or Waterfall?"
And you've probably said something like, "We're Agile... mostly.
The PM Power Move Nobody Teaches: Build the Prompt That Builds Your Prompts
Imagine this.
Two project managers sit down to use AI on the same problem — drafting a stakeholder update for a project that's running behind.
The first PM types: "Write a stakeholder email for a delayed project."
The second PM uses a prompt she built three months
Stop managing stakeholders. Start aligning them.
The best PMs create conditions for alignment.
The Principle: Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement is about building consensus and creating alignment across diverse interests by understanding what people really care about and finding the common ground that already exists (even when nobody sees it yet).
Here's what
Prompt Generator
A prompt to generate other prompts.
This is the Prompting Power Move. You can prompt your way to creating a prompt generator on your own. It is worth the effort!
BUT, you could also use the one I created below.
How to use:
Copy the text between within the box