Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, CAL, CPD, PMP, RYT Have you thought much about what limits you from really going for it with your life? Or what “going for it” even means anymore for you? Do you sometimes wonder “is this all there is?” Last week I created an intake form to make the most of people’s scheduled […]
By Brad Egeland Of course, nothing can guarantee ongoing project successes. If we had a magic formulate that could, we’d be millionaires. But there are some major ingredients, I believe, that together often characterize a team that will tend to experience more success than others. The list likely includes many more than these that I’m
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, CAL, CPD, PMP, RYD If your project skills were like software, what version upgrade are you releasing? When? Yes, I say upgrade – because even if you’re already on version Project Skills 5.0, there are still ways you could create new experiences with how you do projects. There is a fundamental human
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, CAL, CPD, PMP, RYT I came from a large family – my parents had six children in eight years and I was number four Both my parents were public school teachers so we were encouraged to go to college. By the time I was a junior, there were five of us in college and
By Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP®, PMI-ACP, RYT, Chief Cheetah and Founder of Cheetah Learning Project Managers – and all professionals, really – pursue credentials in their field for a variety of reasons: to advance their knowledge and skills, to build their reputation, to earn a promotion, to get a pay raise… All of these are
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, CAL, CPD, RYT My purpose in life is to help people make a bigger difference – to help create a better world for all of us. I run Cheetah Learning to do this. We create accelerated learning programs where you master how to get better results with your projects, faster, with far
By Brad Egeland If you’re logical, have common sense, can be organized, and aren’t afraid to put your neck on the line when you know or think you’re right and when you’re trying to do the best for the work you are doing, for whom you’re doing it (the project client) and whom you’re doing
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, CAL, PMP, RYT We’ve all been there at one time or another – our career feels like it’s on the slow track to nowhere. I remember when I was still in the Aerospace field, I often wondered “is this all there is?” I stumbled upon a book called “Do What You Are”
By Brad Egeland Most projects are complex in some way – especially high tech projects. Not all project managers get to choose their projects or even get to personally choose their team members once they land as leadership on a project. I know I usually don’t. I get to request a warm body with a
By Brad Egeland Got a project that is tanking and the first obvious choice is to bring in a new project manager? It’s difficult to change leadership at that level, but sometimes it just has to happen. If you are at the point of considering or needing to replace the project manager or especially if
