Methodologies are overrated!

You are waiting on the shore for a boat to take you across the ocean to the other end. Two boats rock up and start convincing you how good they are. They tried to impress you on why you should consider sailing with them. After a while, they said they developed a...

Use common sense! Stop blindly trusting research!

Research has shown that smaller meals throughout the day improve your health.VsResearch has shown that intermittent fasting helps to improve heart health and weight loss. Research has shown carnivore diet has massive health benefits.VsResearch has shown vegetarian...

Consultants and their fresh pair of eyes!

We tend to have a set pattern of thinking and ways of viewing the world. We have set paradigm to view problems and opportunities in the business context. Consultants and their fresh pair of eyes add value by challenging the current thinking patterns and paradigms. It...

Why are we so busy?

On the global stage of planet earth, we are so busy sorting out life! Why are we so busy? Are we adding real value or digging holes and filling them? One of the main reasons that we are too busy is because we often underestimate problems and overestimate our needs....

The problem is that we do not acknowledge the problem!

It is tough to get us to acknowledge problems. We may love to talk about them but don’t accept them.   At a personal level, we may be overweight but continue to satisfy ourselves with narratives such as: My body is okay; it is just a little fat around my belly.I put...

Every business is dealing with the pain!

The question is not if your business needs to automate manual processes. Or if you should consider improving business processes. Irrespective of your business size or type, your business is dealing with the pains of manual information processing, wasteful activities...

Living with pain!

No one wants to be in pain. However, if you are in pain for a long time, you slowly get used to it. After some time, you even do not feel pain. It is because you have adapted to living with pain. The pain is still there, but you have adapted to living with it. There...

Empty inside as a packet of potato chips!

Many of us look flashy from the outside. We stand tall and tight with pride of position and power. But when we open our mouths, we tell everyone we are empty inside as a packet of potato chips! You must have seen a puffed-up packet of potato chips standing tall and...

How to earn respect?

In the last few posts, we covered that don’t take respect from your Project team and stakeholders for granted. As a Project Sponsor, you must earn respect. Then we covered why earning respect is essential. If you are convinced and believe in what we have established...

Why earning respect is so vital for you?

The Project teams ultimately report to the Project Sponsor. Therefore, as a Project Sponsor, you may assume to have their respect. It is not true, however. The Project team will not give you respect by default. Instead, you must earn it. But why earning respect is so...