By Following the conclusion of projects, I like to conduct a post mortem assessment. A more pleasant term is retrospective or debrief…but I kind of like the ominous sound of post mortem. It’s an opportunity to identify what worked and what didn’t work so that pitfalls can possibly be avoided in the next project. It’s all …
What your RMIS provider won’t tell you
I may singe a few bridges with this post, but here goes! Here are two things that typically drive clients nuts when it comes to their RMIS provider: 1) they won’t tell you no and 2) they won’t commit to an enhancement getting built or a defect getting fixed. Let’s tackle each one individually and …
Gratitude Challenge – Free for all
Every Thursday morning I meet with an online bible study. It’s a time of sharing, prayers, praise and scripture. Today, because we are approaching the Thanksgiving week, the leaders changed the agenda. Instead of reading the latest chapter in Acts (we are working slowly through Acts), we went around the ‘room’ and shared what we …
When your get up and go has got up and went
I was driving home from choir the other night, feeling very down. I called my twin (who I text/call constantly) for consolation. She diagnosed low blood sugar (and she was right). I’ve been on so many diets over the years, that I rarely recognize hunger pains. Clearly, my body is trying other methods to get …
Red, Yellow, Green, Blue
Last night I spent an evening (with 180+ other women!) at my church discussing the book, I said this, you heard that. I gained a nugget or two that I hope to implement (one of which I’ll share here). In general, I take books and workshops like this with a grain of salt. I have …
Seasons of life
I believe that God speaks to me..not like in the movies where Morgan Freeman (or George Burns) shows up in person as God. He is more subtle and, frankly, I am sure I miss some of the whisperings. My recent prayer to God was that He speak up, because I simply couldn’t hear Him. Which …