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 | Apr 21, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Planning
I have a lot of friends who have Fitbits. They’re those wrist watch-like things that people wear to measure their heartbeat and the number of steps they take per day. Many of them compete with each other on how many steps they get in each day. The implication of this...
by lewsauder | Jan 13, 2017 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership, Planning
In my early days of managing projects, the tasks ran the show. I was the man with the to-do list. I filled it out every night before leaving work. Every morning I religiously reviewed it, verified the priorities, and executed each item for a successful day. The...
by lewsauder | Dec 2, 2015 | Planning
I have a friend who is a really good sales person. He is also very entrepreneurial. He has worked for other people for a number of years, but I’ve always been impressed by how he approaches his work like it is his own business. It shows commitment. He has been talking...
by lewsauder | Aug 26, 2015 | Planning
One of my favorite books I used to read to my kids was The Mitten. It’s the story of a young boy walking in the woods and loses his mitten. A mole comes along and crawls in it to stay warm. Then, a rabbit sees the mitten and squeezes in with the mole. After that the...
by lewsauder | May 21, 2015 | Planning
My wife and friends ridiculed me a few years ago for using a Microsoft Project plan when we moved. But I got the last laugh. Every detail was covered and the move went smoothly. I’m also very organized. The hooks in my garage are labelled so that each garden tool is...
