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.
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Are you spending your energy in the right places?
Most PMs waste time on things that don't matter. Here's how to fix it.
Let me ask you something:
Where did your energy go this week?
Status reports? Email firefighting? Chasing people for updates? Sitting in meetings that could've been a Slack message or
The 10 Principles of Intentional Intelligence
As I spent time thinking of ways to present ways of working with Generative AI, I had a few convictions.
First and foremost, I still wanted to move project managers out of bureaucracy into leadership.
And in the world of GenAI, that is still my goal.
GenAI can help you
Why Books Matter and Why They Matter to Project Managers
This list could be longer.
But here are ten reasons books matter.
* Books preserve knowledge across generations, serving as time capsules of human thought and discovery.
* Reading improves cognitive abilities, including critical thinking, vocabulary, and concentration.
* Books provide diverse perspectives, fostering empathy by allowing us to experience lives different from
Infusing Your Project With Vision
What do we mean when we say "vision"?
Vision = imagining an improved future state that the group will make a reality through its work*
Or even more simply: envisioning a future that does not currently exist*
It seems easy to infuse vision into our projects.
Every project, everywhere,
46 Books Recommended By Project Managers
I asked 10 Project Managers the following question:
❓Share the top books that have shaped your approach to project management, leadership, or business
I received 37 book Recommendations.
The comments that followed the post elicited another 9. Now a total of 46.
Below is the list of books:
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Why project managers need both, a broad vision, and a focused energy for details
Eminent physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson styled it this way: we need both focused frogs and visionary birds. “Birds fly high in the air and survey broad vistas of mathematics out to the far horizons,” Dyson wrote in 2009. “They delight in concepts that unify our thinking and bring together
How do your skills transfer to project management: PMBOK 7 Principles and Project Domains
The question is often asked “How do my current skills transfer to project management?”
Many folks, from many fields, including the sciences, education, marketing and sales are often interested in adding the project management skill-set to their repertoire.
The table below lists the 12 Project Principles (P) and the
Two ways project mangers can seek to solve problems. One way is better.
Projects have problems.
Stakeholders and teams, made up of people, brings different perspectives which may create obstacles to the project.
Every single process ever invented is fraught with flaw. All will break at some point.
How can project managers go about solving every problem they face?
Why bother?
Problems left
How analogical thinking can improve your problem solving (and your project managment) skills
So there you are. Head on your desk.
It has been a few hours. At least.
Maybe more.
And your mind is stuck.
It could be your tired.
Maybe caffeine is the answer.
You are feeling stuck as problem solver.
Maybe its time to stop thinking about the inside view