Let's get patriotic this July as Pithy Project Management (PM) analyzes the book Freedom's Forge. In just 10 minutes, you'll learn 3 keys from WW2 planning that will translate to your project management success. Need more? Contact Pithy PM via mrbenwalker at yahoo.com or Facebook/PIthyPM.

Do you talk funny? Sounds funny, but it's the key to putting hooks into your presentation. Take a quick listen regarding my take on David Nihill's excellent book on adding humor to any presentation. Need more? Contact Pithy PM via mrbenwalker at yahoo.com

Learn the 3 secrets of lasting motivation for your teams in less than 10 minutes. In my opinion, "Drive" is the crown jewel of Daniel Pink's books. This is a can't miss episode of Pithy PM as you learn the AMP acronym for motivation.

Ever feel like you can't quite get your timing just right? In 10 minutes, I can teach you 10 'secret' tips to significantly improve your timing, based off the book "When", by Daniel Pink. Also stay tuned to the end for your PMI continuing ed code. Thank you, Ben with Pithy PM.

This month's episode embarks on a 3-book study of author Dan Pink. March is "To Sell is Human" as you'll begin to realize that we're all in sales...to some degree. You'll also pickup some tasty project management treats along the way too. For more details, feel free to e-mail me at mrbenwalker at yahoo.com. Thank you & God bless.

The Phoenix Project is one of the best IT project books to come out over the last 25 years. However, whether you are in IT or not, you'll find some great project advice in this episode of Pithy PM. Also, remember to stay tuned until the end for your corresponding PMI code. Finally, for more information, please contact us at mrbenwalker at yahoo.com or Facebook/PithyPM.

Not your conventional project management book, but "Hope Undeferred" has some excellent 'grit' techniques that you can apply to both your projects and personal life. For more info, I highly recommend that you checkout Brett and Michele Rezewski's book on Amazon or at www.hopeundeferred.com

Just pure fun this Christmas season as we 'investigate' why Santa is the best PM ever. Enjoy & Merry Christmas from Pithy PM!