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Some Changes to Risk Identification: PESTLE, TECOP and VUCA, oh my!
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou “Whosoever desires constant success...
Bill Holmes
Mar 21, 20183 min read


That New PMBOK® Is A Big Kid!
“If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein “There is no greatness where there is not...
Bill Holmes
Mar 13, 20183 min read


It's Time to Revive The Triple Constraints!
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius “Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hard work to...
Bill Holmes
Mar 3, 20182 min read


There Is A New Risk Response Strategy!
“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.” Warren Buffett “This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of...
Bill Holmes
Feb 23, 20182 min read


Everyone Who Doesn’t Agree With Me Is An Idiot!
“Don't hold strong opinions about things you don't truly understand. “ Kid Cudi “Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong...
Bill Holmes
Feb 14, 20183 min read


Let Go Of The Leash
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from...
Bill Holmes
Feb 6, 20183 min read


Project Management Ethics and Professional Conduct – Part 5
“And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner...
Bill Holmes
Jan 29, 20183 min read


Project Management Ethics and Professional Conduct – Part 4
“To expect life to treat you good is foolish as hoping a bull won't hit you because you are a vegetarian.” Roseanne Barr “The world...
Bill Holmes
Jan 22, 20183 min read


Project Management Ethics and Professional Conduct – Part 3
“Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is...
Bill Holmes
Jan 11, 20183 min read


Project Management Ethics and Professional Conduct – Part 2
“There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.”...
Bill Holmes
Jan 6, 20184 min read


Project Management Ethics and Professional Conduct – Part 1
“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” C. S. Lewis “Victory has a thousand...
Bill Holmes
Dec 28, 20173 min read


A Word About Virtue
“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To...
Bill Holmes
Dec 21, 20173 min read


Ethics – What Guides You?
“The question I should have asked is not what is the rule, but what is the principle.” Andrew Fastow “Nothing good happens in a bar...
Bill Holmes
Dec 14, 20173 min read


What Does “Ethics” Mean to You?
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.” Aristotle...
Bill Holmes
Dec 2, 20174 min read


Do You Have A Problem Delegating?
"Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find...
Bill Holmes
Nov 24, 20173 min read


What the Heck Are They Talking About??
“Done is better than perfect.” Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as...
Bill Holmes
Nov 16, 20174 min read


What Motivates Your Team?
“If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them think, they'll hate you.” Don Marquis “The test of...
Bill Holmes
Nov 9, 20174 min read


Why Do You Go To Work?
“When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.” Oscar Wilde...
Bill Holmes
Nov 2, 20173 min read


Are you Theory X or Y?
“The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you...
Bill Holmes
Oct 26, 20174 min read


Do You Work in a Dictatorship?
“I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.” Robin Williams “Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.” Plato Do you work in a...
Bill Holmes
Oct 19, 20174 min read
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