by Amanda Parker | Jan 24, 2018 | Facilitating, Leadership
Is your team on the brink of a “shutdown?” As a patriotic American, I am personally saddened and embarrassed by the recent government shutdown. I wonder what our friends (and enemies) in other countries think when they see the world’s most powerful country brought to...
by Amanda Parker | Jan 17, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Leadership, Process Improvement
Book Review: “My heartfelt wish is that you are inspired to carry the message and the meaning in these pages into your life and your leadership to help your business enterprise and other organizations in your field of influence to develop and become sustainable...
by Amanda Parker | Dec 18, 2017 | Enabling Joy, Leadership, Project Management
In the last few weeks, many of you have had a unique opportunity to interact with your co-workers…the office Christmas party. Here, we get to celebrate the year, have fun together, enjoy the company with whom we spend most of our waking hours…our...
by Amanda Parker | Dec 14, 2017 | Facilitating, Risk Management
What happens when your team encounters a problem? Moan. Complain. Ignore. Hide? Problem solving is a day-to-day occurrence for project teams. The team is in uncharted territory, creating something new, so things are bound to come up. The question is, what do we do...
by Amanda Parker | Nov 9, 2017 | Leadership, Teambuilding
In the last post, I shared with you my time as a soccer team bench warmer. What kept me on the bench wasn’t that different than what keeps your teammates (or yourself) on the bench of your project (i.e. not fully engaged with the work). This can happen for a myriad...