It’s been a while since I last posted here — and that’s mostly because life and projects have been moving fast in the background. After publishing my memoir, Now What, I started FirstAidPM as a place to share lessons, thoughts, and tools from my years in project management. What began as a side blog slowly […]
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Too often I’ve heard a manager say they need something “ASAP.” While it might feel like a clear signal, it is one of the most counterproductive phrases you can use in any communication. It creates urgency without information, pressure without parameters. What does “as soon as possible” mean? To one person, it might mean “drop
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Too often, a status meeting is something you inherit from your predecessor. A weekly one-hour session in which everyone gives an update on what they worked on, and all the successes they booked during the week. It sounds professional, but does it actually add value? If you need that meeting to really know what’s been
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