Author Archives: Samir Penkar
$100,000 lessons from the World of Blackjack
A wonderful kick off keynote address at PMXPO 2013 by Jeffery Ma. Losing $100,000 in two hands of blackjack, Jeffrey Ma recovered his confidence through teamwork, trust, creativity and goal-setting. Here are some wonderful points to ponder and reflect upon from … Continue reading
Can we get there?
Agile: Start small, try fast, learn fast, no fixed budgets, be very flexible.
A doctor attends 30 meetings a day, what’s your number?
30 is the average number of patients that a doctor sees every day. Move on to the next patient, you have 12 minutes to make an assessment on someone’s life. How many meetings a day do you attend as a … Continue reading
Poverty, education, environment, conflict in the Middle East
are problems that require us to think at a higher plane. So are team morale, customer perception and priorities. How about you start thinking about these for your project on this wonderful spring Friday?