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People want structure, not micromanagement!
“It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people and they tell us what to do.” Steve...
Bill Holmes
Sep 24, 20192 min read


Failing Upwards!
“If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we...
Bill Holmes
Sep 8, 20194 min read


Is “unknowable-unknown” a new PMI® term, or a typo?
“But details that seemed unknowable are now coming to light after thousands of years.” Brian Handwerk “For which of these are the answers...
Bill Holmes
Aug 26, 20193 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 7: Resident Evil
“You’re all going to die down here!” Red Queen “I'm not sure I want to remember what went on down here.” Alice Resident Evil is a 2002...
Bill Holmes
Aug 14, 20194 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 6: Independence Day
“I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin’.” Russel Casse “It's a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one....
Bill Holmes
Aug 1, 20193 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 5: Alien: Covenant
“Acknowledge beauty when you see it. Even if its appearance disturbs you, surely you can admire the skill that went into its design.”...
Bill Holmes
Jul 25, 20193 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Prometheus
“Big things have small beginnings.” David “A king has his reign, and then he dies. It's inevitable.” Meredith Vickers The 2012 movie...
Bill Holmes
Jul 5, 20194 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Aliens
“These people are here to protect you. They're soldiers.” Ellen Ripley “It won't make any difference.” Newt “Did IQs just drop sharply...
Bill Holmes
Jun 19, 20194 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 3: Aliens
"We all go a little mad sometimes." Norman Bates, Psycho "Where you gonna go, where you gonna run, where you gonna hide? Nowhere......
Bill Holmes
Jun 11, 20194 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 2: Mule
“I never lie to any man because I don’t fear anyone. The only time you lie is when you are afraid” John Gotti “Nothing personal, it’s...
Bill Holmes
Jun 3, 20193 min read


Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 1: Mule
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” Audrey Hepburn “Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from...
Bill Holmes
May 27, 20193 min read


Project Communications Part 12 – Pulling it all together
The purpose of the Communications Management Plan is to provide key stakeholders the information they need.
Bill Holmes
May 14, 20192 min read


Project Communications Part 11 – Communication and Ethics
“What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical...
Bill Holmes
Apr 28, 20193 min read


Project Communications Part 10 – The RACI Chart, or the Responsibility Assignment Matrix
“Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.”...
Bill Holmes
Apr 10, 20192 min read


Project Communications Part 9 – Communication Methods – Combining Push and Pull Communications
“Expansion means complexity, and complexity decay.” Parkinson's Third Law “Avoid complexities. Make everything as simple as possible.”...
Bill Holmes
Apr 3, 20192 min read


Project Communications Part 8 – Communication Methods – Pull
“I never open the newspaper, never. I never go to a website; I never turn on the T.V. hoping to find something I can attack. It isn't...
Bill Holmes
Mar 27, 20193 min read


Project Communications Part 7 – Communication Methods - Push
“Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you...
Bill Holmes
Mar 19, 20193 min read


Project Communications Part 6 – Communication Methods - Interactive
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.” Peter F. Drucker “To effectively communicate, we must...
Bill Holmes
Feb 27, 20192 min read


Project Communications Part 5 – Simple Communication Model
“Between two brains, there will always be misunderstandings and lies caused by parasitic smells, drafts and poor-quality reception.”...
Bill Holmes
Feb 19, 20193 min read


Project Communications Part 4 – What is an “artifact”?
“No permanence is ours; we are a wave that flows to fit whatever form it finds” Hermann Hesse “The search for something permanent is one...
Bill Holmes
Feb 13, 20193 min read
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