Emotional Intelligence for Agile Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Leaders and Coaches
I am working on the second edition of my emotional intelligence book and one of the things I am excited about is adding a whole new chapter on how emotional…
Commiting to a Year of Risk-Taking and Failure
I am committed to changing my relationship with failure. Failure was something I was deathly afraid of for most of my early life. I think I was 30 years old before…
Use a Game to Motivate
Last year I wrote the short blurb below in my monthly newsletter. It is about using games to motivate ourselves or our teams. One trick we can use to get…
Go for Personal Satisfaction, not Comfort!
This post is one of the first in a new series that I call "Soft Skills for Hard Time; How to be Your Best When the Economy is a Mess". My…
Go Ahead, Make Me Laugh
I have to say that I really appreciate my current boss. And some of my key team members. You know why? They make me laugh. The ability to make others…
Fear, Procrastination, and Failure
I had a reaction to something I read on Seth Godin’s blog regarding fear. (BTW, it’s great to see Seth writing anything about emotions!) In his post set the agenda…
You can do anything you want on your last day at Work – Part 3
I have posted a few times now about Bill Gates and the video he made regarding his upcoming last day at Microsoft. I complimented Bill on his self-confidence and his…
You Can Do Anything You Want On Your Last Day at Work – Part 2
A couple of weeks back, I posted about Bill Gates and the video he made regarding his upcoming last day at Microsoft. I complimented Bill on his self-confidence and his…
You Can Do Anything You Want On Your Last Day at Work – Part 1
I stumbled across this funny video about Bill Gates and his upcoming last day at work at Microsoft (July 2008). Bill is retiring from his full time job at Microsoft…
The Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired Project Manager
I have been speaking quite a bit lately about the importance of emotional intelligence and risks of making dumb mistakes due to a lack of emotional intelligence. I call this my…