Too Tired to Care? Regain Your Perspective with 5 Proven Practices

by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. "Turning the Tables" by Roger Shepard Somewhere around the spring of last year I started to forget to take care of myself. Maybe it was brought on by the shock of repeatedly watching the video... Read More»

Creativity in Business - It's Going to Get Weird!

by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. Lately I've been fascinated by a book, Creativity in Business, based on the famous course in the Stanford University MBA program by that name. In fact, I've been carrying it with me non-stop for the... Read More»

Et Tu, Brute? The Obsolescence of Power

by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. Traditional sources of power are obsolete in the 21st century business world -- or at least I hope they are. I came to this realization on a recent vacation, and it's been nagging at me... Read More»

Project Leadership Lessons from a Heart-wrenching Tragedy

by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. Pardon me ... Read More»

Avoiding Stone Age Practices in the Age of the Internet

by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. Albert Einstein has been widely quoted as saying "There are two things that are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity -- and I'm not sure about the universe." Like most people, I usually write this... Read More»

Give Thanks If You're Not Miserable at Work... Most People Are!

Another noggin' floggin' by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. This time of year in the US we celebrate something called "Thanksgiving." According to Wikipedia, it's one of the busiest travel times annually, and the night before Thanksgiving is one of the... Read More»

Changing the Cultural Cement in Which Your Project Swims

I was recently told by another smarty-pants consultant that, "As long as the team makes a logical proposal to the executives, they will support their recommendation." My retort: "Then why do people smoke?" I mean, it's not logical to smoke.... Read More»

Suppressing Your Feminine Side May Be Bad for Business

Another noggin' floggin' by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. About 15 years ago a woman I barely knew, the wife of a coworker, was listening to me describe the challenges I faced as a project manager at Hewlett Packard. "You're not... Read More»

Overcoming "Last Century" Thinking: Powerful Metaphors for What Happens in the Real World

Another noggin' floggin' by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. As a kid, when I first studied how the world worked I learned that light was a wave, atoms were made of particles called protons, neutrons and electrons, and you could take... Read More»

Catalytic Events

Effortless Ways to Change Behavior for the Better Another noggin' floggin' by Kimberly M. Wiefling, M.S. For years I've been fascinated by something that Jim Collins labeled "catalytic mechanisms" in a 1999 Harvard Business Review article. The article, entitled "Turning... Read More»