In this sodden grey dreariness otherwise known as “Seattle in the Winter,” it is often hard to think about growth, accomplishment and getting things done. The days grow longer imperceptibly, a half minute today, a full minute tomorrow. A turtle could move faster. And where did all the neighbors go? Does anyone even live here?…

Measuring success in the business world can be difficult. All good project managers know that unless specific success criteria are determined at the onset of a project, there will be nothing against which to compare whether or not the project did what it was intended. So we plan and we create milestones and we identify…