In Pride month, I see news articles and social media posts highlighting diversity and inclusion. In fact, I promote it myself, leveraging the seasonal consciousness that comes from having a focused conversation.One topic that I do not see talked abou...

Happy Pride month! Here is the newest iteration of the Pride flag. . . I recently learned of it and appreciate the statement it makes about the intersectionality we must commit to understand and respect. It presents a “Centering Across the...

I met with a friend many months ago. They were invested in my well-being and it felt glorious that they wanted to take time out of their life to support me; especially in a pandemic. We chose a lovely spot, showed our vaccine passports to enter,...

We have the opportunity to value people in our workplaces but do we? Many are structured hierarchies that do not allow for unique skill sets to manifest. These hierarchies often reward individuals for simply committing to the project in the long-ter...

Part of being an optimist means choosing to see the glass as half-full. But when it comes to mental health sometimes seeing the glass half-full is unrealistic.It's unrealistic to see the future and know that our projects will be successful. As a resu...

Working in an agile environment is defined as doing work with an iterative approach. It's about delivering value to customers faster and with fewer headaches. Instead of doing all your organizing and planning up front, an agile team plans in small in...

Why should you care about diversity and inclusion in your workplace? It's actually quite simple: we work better when we value and leverage each other's differences. Many of us have been raised to believe that what is different about us sepa...

As a project management professional, stakeholder management is one of the largest aspects of our daily lift. As stakeholders ourselves, how it makes us feel when we’re managed can be the richest resource in what to do and what to say when we treat p...

It's hard to do what you're passionate about. It's easier to stay somewhere because you know who you are there. I was one of those professionals until eight years ago when I was fired.Without going into too much detail, my firing was not actually abo...

My youngest child just completed an incredible task. . .they achieved their Black Belt in Taekwondo. The belt itself is nothing significant. It is made of multiple layers of cotton and thread tightly wound together for a sturdy band. It’s solid black...