I’ve been working on a document for the last twenty years, consolidating my notes from presentations that I thought were especially good or bad into a set of advice on presenting well. This has become my own approach to making presentations, and it works well for me. I’m making the document available publicly here, in… Continue reading Making Better Presentations
Author: Richard McDonald
Develop a reliable estimate during an elevator ride? Yes you can.
“Elevator Speeches” are an important tool in management. By chance, you find yourself in an elevator with a senior decision maker for 30 seconds. Can you do something useful with that time? You should have an “elevator speech” ready, or be capable of generating one instantly, for several topics, such as: Who are you? What… Continue reading Develop a reliable estimate during an elevator ride? Yes you can.
Lessons from Star Trek
At my last few employers I used to blog regularly and encourage other executives to blog. I will be reproducing slightly modified versions of some of those blog posts here. This one was intended to be a little “tongue-in-cheek” because I had a bit of a reputation as a nerd. It discusses leadership lessons we… Continue reading Lessons from Star Trek
Depth vs Breadth
At my last few employers I used to blog regularly and encourage other executives to blog. I will be reproducing slightly modified versions of some of those blog posts here. This one, on the subject of when and how to expand skills and knowledge, was first published in early 2019. Depth vs Breadth? In this… Continue reading Depth vs Breadth
Blogging about Blogging
At my last few employers I used to blog regularly and encourage other executives to blog. I will be reproducing slightly modified versions of some of those blog posts here. This one, on the subject of executives blogging, was first published in 2014 and re-published in 2018. Original Blog Post To kick off my contribution… Continue reading Blogging about Blogging
Thoughts on Mentors and Mentoring
At my last few employers I used to blog regularly and encourage other executives to blog. I will be reproducing slightly modified versions of some of those blog posts here. This one, on the subject of Mentoring, was first published in 2014 and re-published in 2018. Original post follows I thought I’d share some thoughts… Continue reading Thoughts on Mentors and Mentoring
Project Risk Analysis
Consulting firm The Right Door Consulting & Solutions occasionally publishes white papers written by their consultants. A couple of white papers I wrote were included in their collection and distributed at a recent government management conference. The following is one of these. (The version distributed at the conference is available here.) Don’t Miss Out on… Continue reading Project Risk Analysis
IT Funding Models
Consulting firm The Right Door Consulting & Solutions occasionally publishes white papers written by their consultants. A couple of white papers I wrote were included in their collection and distributed at a recent government management conference. The following is the long version of one of these. (The formatted versions are available here: the short version… Continue reading IT Funding Models
Starting Engines
Having recently retired from the Canadian Public Service, it’s not my intent to exit the work force completely. I enjoy the work too much, and have invested too much to simply turn it off. I have set up a consulting business to help government departments and businesses with strategy and related topics, in information technology,… Continue reading Starting Engines