What People Hang on Their Walls...

I like to look at what people have hanging on their walls...
People have to feel pretty strongly about something before they hang it on the wall...at home, but especially at work...

something that makes a statement beyond "here's a picture of my wife/ kids" is rare...

Here's a story about 2 such statements...

"In the Land of the Blind, the One-eyed Man is King"- Bob Yerby

Bob had a plaque on his wall with this quote on it...I asked him if it was overall a postive or negative sentiment...He indicated that he felt it was very positive in that you maybe weren't that far from success...

I find myself thinking about the "Land of the Blind" part more often than not...


"The ABC's of Project Management"- Paul Buckham

A- know where you are
B- know where you want to go
C- know how you're going to get there

Paul had this on his wall printed on a piece of paper...how many people have you worked with or how many projects have you worked on that could have benefited from this fundamental description of the PM function...


Bob and Paul are both great guys and good engineers/ project managers...They were once referred to on Fluor's Financial message board as "oil patch renegades"...if that is true, then we could use a few more renegades in the industry...