Aikido, social engineering and Digital PM w/ Rachel Gertz from Louder than Ten

Go Straight to the Interview on Projects at Work

Rachel Gertz from Louder than Ten and I having a conversation with about the way Aikido, social engineering, body language and Project Management all intersect. This will be the first of many podcasty-ish chats. Thoughts/comments, feedback, hurled shoes would all be greatly appreciated. 

Lessons from the Yurt Part 2 - Interview with Kathy Compton

Part 2 of my interview with Kathy Compton from Panda Transport

Lessons From The Yurt  - An Interview with Kathy Compton from Panda Transport

This is one of my all time favorite interviews. Last fall I had the great fortune to meet Kathy Compton and Theirry Holoweck from Panda Transport at the Øredev 2010 conference. One of the really unique things about Panda Transport is that this two person band exists 1/2 in the US and 1/2 in France. In talking to them I realized that those of us who struggle with offshore have a lot to learn from the music world. Kathy has focuses in using vocal techniques and body language as ways  of making herself a more effective performer - to me, this ties directly back to a PMs ability to utilize body language, emotional intelligence, etc. to be more effective in our jobs.

This part one of the interview. Part 2 will be posted in a week or so.

Did Roger Blink?

There is a fascinating article posted in ESPN that breaks down the body language of Roger Clemens during his testimony this week. Regardless of whether you are a fan of baseball, or are even following the fallout from the Mitchell Report, It is a fascinating article that should be of special interest to anyone who has read Blink or Emotional Intelligence.

I'm a big fan of PMs studying body language. It is a critical tool in understanding how to read your team members and clients. Most of all, when you learn to be able to control and manipulate your own body language, it allows you to use it as an additional tool of persuasion (cough cough, Art of War, cough cough).

I'm working on a podcast that will focus on the Art of War and Project Management. It should be ready be the end of the weekend and a link will be posted here.