When I started working on projects, we thought we could use a serial/waterfall approach to project management and product development. While we were wrong, one very good thing happened in the 1970s and 1980s: We took the time at the end of each phase to do a little retrospective. Yes, even for a serial approach, […]
Several newish writers have asked me how to help their readers find their writing. What they’re doing does not seem to work. They write on LinkedIn and on other social media sites. But the people they want to attract to their writing do not seem to find it. That’s the writer discoverability problem. Every writer
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! Podcast: Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for November 1, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Now comes the
In my work with project and program managers (see all the various titles below), I always recommend they clarify their project or program boundaries: drivers, constraints, and floats when they start the effort. But in a recent coaching call, I realized there’s another question I use a lot, especially with sponsors: When do you want
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. (While I only offer you small snippets in my podcast, I cleaned up a whole bunch of “where do I put this” pieces. And wrote a bunch of new words. Very happy about that.) Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this
When I started to work in 1977, we didn’t have testers. I wrote tests for my code, code reviewed with other people, and—every so often—tested other developers’ code. We missed lots of errors, both in logic and functionality. That led to a ton of product and project risks. (Yes, plenty of late and unplanned feedback
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 18, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Differentiate
Each week for a little over a year, I’ve been recording a little podcast and video. It’s called “60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP.” I’m doing this as an experiment for two reasons: Market the writing before I publish it. (Yes, the “launch” is a form of marketing, but I’m also planning to experiment with
I had a wonderful time discussing aspects of project management with Sean Trace on his podcast. (That’s a link to the podcast.) We had a wide-ranging conversation about these topics in project management and adaptability: Overarching goals Use value as a way to gauge what to do next. Pivoting and the Sunk Cost Fallacy How
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. And I learned something more about writing books, which I will explain in a writing tip next week. In the meantime, enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 11, 2024, where I