5 things you can learn about project management from the Montreal Canadiens

We’re in full hockey fever here in Montreal. If you have no idea what hockey is, or who the Montreal Canadiens are, you can read this post by substituting your favourite professional sport and team. It’ll still work.

The Canadiens are currently facing the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals, on their way to [...]

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Maslow's Musical Moment: What Johnny Cash's “Hurt” teaches us about potential

True confession: I am not a fan of country music.

I am very proud of the eclectic nature of my personal music collection: it includes alternative rock, world, jazz, classic rock, dance, electronica, lounge, hip-hop and even (gasp!) some rap. But, try as I might (and I have tried), I just can’t get [...]

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Maslow's Pyramid: the Video Game of Life

Usually when we’re introduced to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the purpose is to give project managers another tool with which to manipulate or control – oh, sorry – “motivate” team members. I have a completely different reason for my love affair with Maslow’s model. In order for me to lay the groundwork for upcoming posts [...]

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