by lewsauder | May 5, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Planning
Imagine going to the grocery store where food is just randomly put on shelves based on available space. You might find one brand of breakfast cereal in isle two, and another brand in isle seven. Instead, the grocery store categorizes their products. The produce is all...
by lewsauder | Dec 31, 2014 | Career Management
Managing a project can be a juggling act. There are always tasks to work on, other peoples’ tasks to track and external teams to coordinate. Therefore, it is imperative that a project manager develop and maintain skills to become an organized project manager....
by lewsauder | Dec 3, 2014 | Planning
This past Thanksgiving my daughter Emily was selected to travel to Florida for an elite soccer tournament. Because of the cost of the trip and the fact that we traditionally host Thanksgiving for my side of the family, we decided to divide and conquer. My wife...
by lewsauder | Nov 19, 2014 | Humor
I’ve been a project manager for so long, it carries into my personal life. I’ve received ridicule from my wife and friends about my unique approach to getting things done. So (with apologies to comedian Jeff Foxworthy) here is a primer to determine if you...
by lewsauder | Aug 20, 2014 | Leadership
Office coffee politics Once early in my career I worked on a project in which I attended weekly client meetings where we reported our status to one of the executives. This particular executive had an agenda for the meeting each week. He would list the projects from...
