Data: Telling Stories with Numbers

May 22, 2019 | by Johanna Mickel

Over on the PM College blog today, Crystal Busch and I were dissecting a presentation on learning trends by Elliott Masie when one topic hit a nerve. Most learning organizations, Masie said, don't know how to use the data they collect. Okay, I agree. But I'll take it a step farther: they don't know

Read Blog Post →

At ATD 2019: Two Views of the Human Factor at Work

May 21, 2019 | by Johanna Mickel

Going from session to session at ATD (see more conference posts on the PM College blog) I had an object lesson in the dynamic my editor, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin, wrote about on this blog just a couple weeks ago in "Tra-La, It's May; Stay Positive, People!" She wrote about using the technique of Ap

Read Blog Post →

Oprah! Now That I Have Your Attention ... See Our Series about Talent Development This Week!

May 20, 2019 | by Johanna Mickel

We are about to unleash a week's worth of reading on our PM College blog readers, covering all the amazing sessions that Crystal Busch and I are attending here at ATD 2019 in Washington, DC. But first ... that fantastic Monday morning keynote. If ATD was trying to get our attention, it worked. Opra

Read Blog Post →

Tra-la, It's May! Stay Positive, People

May 8, 2019 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

This morning I saw a post on social media asking people to contribute examples of negative comments people make about project managers. I started to reply ... thought better of it ... but it has bugged me all day. This blog may have to be categorized under "Rants" but here goes. What possible value

Read Blog Post →

A Couple Surprising Facts about Sustainability

April 18, 2019 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Earth Day is almost here, but that was not the inspiration for this column. In fact, the topic of sustainability was far from my mind when I went looking through recent articles in my favorite business publications, seeking an Aha! to kick off this week's blog. I followed a link to the MIT Sloan Ma

Read Blog Post →