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Embracing the Freedom to Fail

Fred Kusch — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:49 +0000

“In NASA, we never punish error. We only punish the concealment of error.” – Al Siepert There is opportunity in every failure. When we fail we are given a chance to turn negative experiences into new, positive learning lessons. A good project manager will celebrate the lessons learned in the evolution process of a project. [...]

Successful Project Management

Fred Kusch — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:21 +0000

“’Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end; then stop.’” -Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Project management is first and foremost the balance of science and art in organizing the critical elements of a project from start to finish. It is temporary and specific. It is [...]

Change and Growth

Fred Kusch — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:16:46 +0000

In 1884 Mark Twain wrote “What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental or physical structure can stand still a year… In other words, we change –and must change, constantly, and keep on changing as long as we live.” I have observed far too often in [...]

Have a Virtuous New Year!

Fred Kusch — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:16 +0000

I started reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Benjamin Franklin. It is a wonderful read and it has given me the idea for my first blog of the New Year. The topic for this month is Personal Growth and Balance. We all seem to fall in line with New Year’s resolutions, especially if we overindulge during [...]

What Happy Couples Should Do

Fred Kusch — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:58 +0000

“Feed your relationship with positivity, with kind words, unconditional love and with loving kindness.” – Unknown As the year ends, I thought it might be worthwhile for each of us who are in a meaningful relationship to consider what it means to us and how we let our significant others know the importance they have [...]

Relationships the Grist for Growth

Fred Kusch — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:00:39 +0000

“There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found While journeying east and west - The only folks we really wound Are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best.” –Ella Wheeler Wilcox The holiday [...]

Maximizing Your Personal Strengths

Fred Kusch — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:00:20 +0000

“To find what you seek in the road of life the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.” – Edward Bulwer Lytton As I may have mentioned in an earlier blog, it is critical for us to identify what we do best, focus on honing that talent and do more [...]

Embrace Your Strengths

Fred Kusch — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:30:03 +0000

This month’s blogs will focus on accepting, embracing and maximizing your talents. I challenge you to sit down and take more than a few minutes to seriously reflect on the gifts, the highest and best talents and skill sets you possess. I find that in too many matters today leaders take the “fire, ready, aim [...]

Jumble, Fuddle and Muddle, Oh My!

Fred Kusch — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:03:06 +0000

Clutter in either our personal or professional life creates problems for us, wastes time and minimizes our effectiveness, efficiency and creativity. Simply stated, dealing with the residue of our clutter is not the best and highest use of our time or talent. Furthermore, our inability to take control of the clutter we create in our [...]

End Business Bondage 2

Fred Kusch — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:00:13 +0000

In my last blog I promised to give the final three observations of managers and owners in “business bondage.” Remember the first two links of “Technical Tendencies” and “Busyness.” This time I will offer three more “links” for you to ponder. Do you recognize yourself in these links of chain? Ineffective Leadership & Delegation: Too [...]