Success and failure: are they really two separate paths? Most of us have heard the rumor that failure is being redefined. Failure might not be bad. It’s even possible, maybe probable, that failure might teach us valuable lessons. If we learn those lessons...
I regularly receive comments from readers about my blogs, but this comment, related to a post about top BA skills, was particularly thought-provoking: “Curiosity seems to be the oddball on this list. I would say this is a characteristic, more than a skill. It is hard...
Boxes, boxes and more boxes! After my recent move, I just might be an expert at parsing, purging and packing. Other than a ridiculous number of wine glasses (I could throw a SERIOUS party!), my new home has a lot less clutter. Since moving is on my mind, I decided to...
A year ago, I wrote the blog The Top 10 Business Analysis Skills for 2012. In 2013, here are my updates! For the remainder of 2013, I’m going to switch out the word “broker” (BA as a broker of information from stakeholders) for the word...
I recently had a conversation with a friend about curiosity. She said that curiosity was innate, but often required inspiration. She explained: “After breakfast yesterday, my kids asked what we were going to do for the day. With lots of enthusiasm, I said,...
