Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

Obstacles are Opportunities

I read an article this week that recommended we focus on solving problems rather than focus on reaching goals. The article’s author suggested that solving the problems of others will make us happier than if we attempt to create situations that make our life easier. I have been trying to create a future for myself ...Read more.

A New Year – Now What?

Every year it seems as if we have to come up with resolutions … resolutions to exercise more, eat less, get a better job, you name it, someone has resolved to do it in the new year.  But why? Why do we feel like we have to wait until the new year to start something ...Read more.

What Makes A Great Leader?

As long as there have been leaders, people have wondered what makes a great leader.  From Plato’s “great man” to Machiavelli’s prince to modern charismatic and transformational leaders, defining the characteristics of a great leader has been difficult, at best (Clawson, 2006, p. 379).  The characteristics of one great leader may not match the characteristics ...Read more.

See me, hear me … Social Media Blitz

Gantthead.com is focused this month on social media and how this can help/hinder the project manager’s job of managing projects. So, I joined the crowd and set up a twitter account of my own.  We will see how it goes.  The twitter account is the latest in a list of attempts by me to communicate ...Read more.