Those of a certain vintage (like myself) have grown up watching the Simpsons. One of my favorite lines is the “Purple Monkey Dishwasher”...

And I don’t mean the future as in crystal ball future. To better explain, let’s start with an anecdote. I was talking with a friend, and...

One (but not the only) common thread among successful project teams is the ability for team members to trust one another. Not just trust...

Indulgence was added as a dimension of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory (IND for short) in 2010, making it its newest dimension....

Tracking the budget of a project is the most visible high priority task for a project manager. Luckily, it’s also the most automatable...

Testing is probably the most critical phase of your project, whether you are developing a custom solution or implementing a COTS...

UA index in national cultures, according to Hofstede

No. This is not a post about how to gloriously quit your job (sorry!) – this is about how you do your job more efficiently to make the...

Succession planning is an often-undervalued task when it comes to organizational management. Learning the job of your boss and teaching...

As we move up into progressively senior positions in our career, we move from being ‘doers’ to ‘delegators’. For many (myself included)...

Continuing the overview of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, we get into the masculinity index or MAS. This dimension has evolved...

Recent data show that the percentage of freelancers in the U.S. workforce is increasing. It is likely that, at some point, you will have...

The individualism index, or IDV, is the second of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory that we will overview. The complete name of this...

These days everyone is probably used to the ‘new’ grind of working from home which means a lot more conference calls than what you’ve...

The power-distance index, or PDI, is part of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, one of the first attempts to measure the differences...

When you’re a busy business owner or manager, cybersecurity may not be one of your top priorities. Unfortunately, letting cybersecurity...

The first step to building a solid project budget and plan is to create a sound work breakdown structure (WBS). What a WBS does is two...

Decision-making is one of the most important skills that a leader can develop. The more responsibility that is on your shoulders usually...

Being ‘busy’ used to feel like a badge of honor to me. I can’t tell you how many times I felt wanted, appreciated or needed simply...

How do we distinguish two things of the same type from one another? For example, a BMW from a Mercedes? Besides the logo they proudly...