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We are in the early months of hurricane season. A storm can start brewing off the west coast of Africa, and in a matter of weeks, turn into a killer hurricane that’s wreaking havoc somewhere...
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” is the famous line from the poem, “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns. The most carefully made plans can be disrupted or fail...
We recently wrote about how an executive establishes a vision for their PMO in 5 Steps to Establish Your PMO’s Vision. As a refresher, a vision for your PMO is a clear and inspiring statement...
Motivating people with the carrot-and-stick approach is to offer employees something positive (the carrot) if they do what you want, OR,to inflict negative consequences (the stick) if they...
The game of checkers has been around for a very long time. There’s evidence that it originated over 5,000 years ago in the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq. Besides being...
May 9, 2023 was the first-ever celebration of International PMO Day. Across the globe, companies and business leaders took time to appreciate, acknowledge, celebrate, and elevate PMOs. Founded by...
Many families are in the middle of graduation season. Children are graduating college, high school, middle school, or, it’s even now a thing for kids to graduate kindergarten. Graduations are...
Kool and the Gang figured it out years ago when they sang, “Celebrate good times, come on! Let’s celebrate!” But, it’s easy to lose sight of the importance of celebrating...
Seems like just yesterday that the new year ushered in all the hopes and promises of 2023. A runway of 12 full months laid ahead of us, and we had plenty of energy after our end-of-the-year...
Someone was overheard saying she was just one lottery winner away from being the next VP. What did she mean? Her career growth plan was based on her boss winning the lottery so she could take his...
“Succession” is a hit HBO series about the dysfunctional Roy family, media moguls and owners of a global entertainment conglomerate. The story centers around Logan Roy, a ruthless and...
You may have seen memes themed “You Had One Job.” They demonstrate supposedly simple or basic jobs that have gone terribly wrong. For example, instead of painting FIRE on the road in...
