My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I’m in the middle of integrating the feedback from my technical reviewers. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for June 13, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing […]
I recently learned that the Hudson’s Bay Company in Canada has closed all of its retail stores. This is a big deal, because they’d been in business since 1670. But it’s an even bigger deal for risk management. That’s because the Company pioneered the use of the “Hudson’s Bay Start.” That’s where they encouraged the
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for June 6, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Take Time
Does your organization use a PMO as a way to manage the various P functions: project, program, and portfolio management? Plenty of organizations do use PMOs. However, I rarely see them as effective in furthering the organization’s operational excellence or the strategy. Instead, I too often see them as yet another function that creates delays
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I expect all the technical review comments back in about a week. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for May 30, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing
If you are like most people I know, you have way too many meetings. That leads to an overcrowded calendar and delayed decisions. Worse, it means the time you spend in meetings prevents you from doing “your” work, whatever that work is. That’s especially important the more responsibility you have. The greater your responsibility, the
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. The book is in technical review, which always feels like I met a big milestone. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for May 23, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I am in technical review. That’s the part of the book writing process that tells me if I messed anything up. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for May 16, 2025, where I read
Tim, a fellow consultant, explained he’d taken a transatlantic flight to deliver a keynote at a conference. I asked, “How was the business class on that airline?” He said, “I don’t know, I flew coach.” It was at least a nine-hour flight for him. Surprised, I asked, “Why?” “The conference told me they could not
Pawel Brodzinski has a terrific LinkedIn post about the value of hiring women. In his experience, they stay longer than the men. That means the investment the company makes in these people has a longer payback time. That’s an example of a safe hiring decision. That’s been my experience, too. But I didn’t just hire