A senior leader, Jim, emailed me to clarify how to track a project’s progress. He’s a sales guy by training and is now leading a technology-based company. He’s confused. When he asks about progress, he feels as if everyone takes one step forward and two steps back, just as in the Project Kisses of Death […]
My 60 Seconds this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I have a ton of writing on my proverbial plate, so I’m working on finishing, not starting something new. (Hmm, where have you heard that before?) The podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for
In a recent conversation, I realized that very smart and experienced project managers do not always know the difference between activity-based plans and deliverable-based plans. While activities might result in an interim or internal deliverable, activities do not result in a user-focused deliverable. The team might make some progress, but not progress users can see.
My 60 Seconds of writing WIP is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s Writing WIP for June 14, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Remember What
Today, I received four emails from people who want to sell me something. I can’t tell what that is, because they’re being oh, so coy, about what they’re selling. But they want me to sign up on their calendars for “just 30 minutes.” One of them told me, “It will be worth your while.” Since
My podcast this week is from the speaking book. Which now has a title and blurb! I always prefer to write a title and a blurb before I start writing a nonfiction book. When I do, I can create the user journey. (See How to Start a Nonfiction Book to Educate, Inspire, or Influence Your
I’ve seen a number of posts recently saying that micromanagement isn’t as bad as we might think it is. Instead, micromanagement might actually help the person who’s the subject of that micromanagement. Sorry, no. Well, not sorry at all. Still No. Heck, NO. NO to all micromanagement. If any manager has micromanaged you, you know
My 60 seconds this week is from the speaking book. I think I might have a working title now. That might even help me finish the book faster. (That’s good, because I have a lot more writing I want to finish!) Enjoy! Watch the video for my eye rolls. The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and
I’m working on finishing a talk based on a recent Pragmatic Manager newsletter: Three Tips to Focus to Deliver Better Products Faster. I wrote that newsletter because I’d given several recent talks where the audience told me their “agile” teams could not collaborate. Those “teams” were component teams and they were not near each other.
My podcast this week is from the speaking book. Not part of the podcast, but writing information that might help you see how I write. I think I finally discovered how to write the introduction and first chapter. Too many books have boring introductions and first chapters. So I cycle through mine to find the gems