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03
Jun
You Can't Cheat the Ferryman
In Greek mythology, Charon ferries the souls of the dead across the river Styx to the underworld. His service is
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26
May
Das Schiff hat eine Seele
Klabautermann - and the soul of the organisation.
In den alten Hafenstädten der Nordseeküste glaubten die Seefahrer nicht nur daran,
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12
May
The Countdown
In 1981, John Carpenter gave us the anti-hero Snake Plissken in the film, "Escape from New York" -
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06
May
Reality Is Negotiable: The Day 1 Skill That Determines Everything
Tim Ferriss once said, "Reality is negotiable." Most people treat this as motivational philosophy. For Project Managers, it&
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21
Apr
The Eye of the Storm - The Missed Opportunity
There is a meteorological phenomenon that most people misunderstand the moment they hear it described.
The eye of a storm
5 min read
08
Mar
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05
Mar
I Got 99 Problems But the PMO Ain't One (hit me!)
Why projects don't die from governance - they die from lost belief.
In 2003, Jay-Z gave us one
5 min read
25
Feb
The Silent Shipwrecks, Part 2: Emptying the Coffers
In "The Silent Shipwrecks, Part 1: Mediocrity is the Slow Death to Obscurity", we explored how organisational cultures
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17
Feb
The Silent Shipwrecks, Part 1: Mediocrity is the Slow Death to Obscurity
While sailing the high seas of complex IT delivery, I watched a team make a "strategic" decision that
7 min read
13
Jan
Bound to the Mast: Navigating the Sirens of Scope Creep
An Odyssey through Discovery and Delivery
Every Project Manager knows the moment. You're sailing smoothly toward delivery when
10 min read