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The View from PMI50: Non-Conformists Move the World
Great to be at the 50th anniversary of PMI here in our hometown, Philadelphia, PA! The opening keynoteer, Adam Grant is recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and -- how appropriate – a Wharton professor. Author of the book Originals, ant gave an engaging and thoug
Agile. It's A. Dead. B. Insidious. C. Human.
A number of stories about agile in my inbox this week made me think of this quote often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi (although it's more likely from a speech by a labor organizer, Nicholas Klein, it does paraphrase thoughts expressed in some of Gandhi's published works). Long ignored as an enthusia
Agile! It's Everywhere
This blog was updated April 2025 Is it just me, or has “agile“ become the most overused word in the language of business? I may be mistaken about this; perhaps I just notice it more because this past year has been all about agile for us here at PM Solutions and PM College. This time last year, we
Whose Skills are Lacking, Exactly?
My colleague Johanna Mickel pointed me towards a recent study about the skills gap in the American workforce in her blog post on the topic. The article in CIO about this study focuses on the interpersonal and business skills that are lacking, specifically for digital projects, and is based on resear
The Desire to ... Connect
At the ATD Conference yesterday, I attended a presentation put on by our friends at Caliper (we worked with them years back when forming the basis for our Talent Assessment tools) entitled Mental Toughness – Desire to Conquer in Sports and Sales. Caliper looked at assessments in sports for “go/no go