The City that banned cars

Updated: How-to create a reverse schedule in MS project

Every wanted to build a schedule in reverse so you know how when you need to start? Here’s my quick how-to post that I recently updated to include some screen captures to make the whole process more clear. Let me know if this was helpful!


How Bosses Waste their employees time

This is a interesting article from the WSJ that has several examples of wasteful activities / programs started just because a CEO or president says something. Have you seen anything like this at your company?

The concluding bit about embracing complaints, and then who they should consider for a promotion is also very interesting:

“Research on psychological safety led by Amy Edmondson at the Harvard Business School shows that the best employees for promoting organizational learning are often those who never leave well enough alone, pointing out mistakes and flawed practices. But those who management rates as top performers are often those who silently do what they’re told and what has always been done—and don’t annoy their superiors with complaints and questions about flawed practices.”

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Typewriter Habits – Why do we still do this?



Great template for one-on-one meetings

This is a very comprehensive post on having one-on-one meetings with a lot of links to other resources.

Do you have regular one-on-one meetings with your manager or your employees? Is there anything from this post that you will be implementing going forward?

The One on One Meeting Template Great Leaders Use

Decision Matrix: What should you delegate?

This post explains a method of categorizing your decisions so you can determine what to delegate and what you need to do yourself.

Have you used a tool like this before? How did it work out for you?

The Decision Matrix: How to Prioritize What Matters

Idling vs. Stopping & Starting: Fuel Usage

I stumbled across this video the other day and I was amazed that it only takes 7 seconds for your engine to consume as much fuel as it takes to start the car. In city traffic, these start/stop systems save at least 4% of your fuel and up to 8%, which is a huge amount for such a simple change.

Learn Anything Faster

Did you know you can learn how to be better at learning?

Here is a great system for learning anything like a master.

One of the ways to set yourself apart as a Project Manager is to have a deep understanding of everything, and that requires a lot of learning. Whenever I have used this technique it has accelerated my learning.

Let me know how this works for you!

Speed of Precast



What Younger Managers Should Know About How They’re Perceived

Why should Project Managers read this: Often as a Project Manager you are in a position of responsibility for people who are older and often more experienced than you. This article summarizes a study by Harvard Business Review on how younger leaders are perceived, both good and bad points.

My takeaways:

I am not alone: What this means is that most younger leaders / project managers will experience these perceptions of them.

Here is a checklist of things to work on: I am a firm believer in the Strengths Based Leadership model, so I really appreciated the list of positive perceptions identified.

Read it now: What Younger Managers Should Know About How They’re Perceived