Yesterday I had a great time video chatting with Bas de Baar, a project manager in the Netherlands and the author of Project Shrink, an awesome project management blog. Bas is a really smart and nice guy who asked me some pretty pointed questions about flexible personal development and my compass direction method of planning [...]

The Big 3 – Shining Examples of Good Change Management Practices By now we’ve all seen video gems just like the one above, even if we were trying to go on a media fast. The CEOs of the Big 3 U.S. automakers – General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler – showed up in Washington on November [...]

Note: This is Part 7 of a 7 part series. The rest of the series includes: How to Make Lasting Changes From Unconscious to Conscious Contemplation & Procrastination Preparation & Planning to Act 3, 2, 1… Action! Maintaining the Change Summing it All Up If you’ve stuck with this series for this long, thank you [...]

Note: This is Part 6 of a 7 part series. The rest of the series includes: How to Make Lasting Changes From Unconscious to Conscious Contemplation & Procrastination Preparation & Planning to Act 3, 2, 1… Action! Maintaining the Change Summing it All Up Congratulations! You have done all of the hard work of creating [...]

Note: This is Part 5 of a 7 part series. The rest of the series includes: How to Make Lasting Changes From Unconscious to Conscious Contemplation & Procrastination Preparation & Planning to Act 3, 2, 1… Action! Maintaining the Change Summing it All Up You spent some time in contemplation. You’ve prepared your plan. Everything [...]