Mike Sanders PMP, CSM, SAFe, Prosci, ServiceNow, Generative AI

Michael Sanders is an author, speaker, change expert, coactive coach, and mentor. He has taught thousands on business management, motivation, communications, and self-improvement topics at corporations, symposiums, conferences, business associations, agencies, and governments, as well as the Department of Defense. Mike recently presented a TEDx talk on his personal development model, Freedom and the Third Brain, at the San Juan Island, WA TEDx.

The Optimized Manager provides practical advice on how to a become an exceptional manager. The goal is to realistically determine who you are, what you want, and how to get it. In essence, it provides a pathway to setting better priorities and obtaining personal empowerment. It accomplishes this using 21-days of challenge exercises influenced by Stoic, Native American and Zen principles. The exercises are intended to crystallize your life purpose, improve your motivation baseline, and rewire… Show more

The Optimized Manager provides practical advice on how to a become an exceptional manager. The goal is to realistically determine who you are, what you want, and how to get it. In essence, it provides a pathway to setting better priorities and obtaining personal empowerment. It accomplishes this using 21-days of challenge exercises influenced by Stoic, Native American and Zen principles. The exercises are intended to crystallize your life purpose, improve your motivation baseline, and rewire your brain for meaningful results. In 21 days, experience the change. Show less

Organizational downsizings are becoming more the common occurrence rather than the exception. This book presents a list of seven critical mistakes employees make in the face of possible job loss. All seven mistakes can be prevented or even reversed with a bit of tactical and strategic thinking. Use the eight power moves that follow to not only save your job, but give you the tools to make you marketable in the open market. And the open market may be an even better place for you in the end. Your… Show more

Organizational downsizings are becoming more the common occurrence rather than the exception. This book presents a list of seven critical mistakes employees make in the face of possible job loss. All seven mistakes can be prevented or even reversed with a bit of tactical and strategic thinking. Use the eight power moves that follow to not only save your job, but give you the tools to make you marketable in the open market. And the open market may be an even better place for you in the end. Your ultimate goal is to become your own “Superhero” and position yourself to ride the downsizing wave rather than go under. The bottom line: “refuse to be a victim.” Win. Show less

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) suggests the primary role of a project manager is communication. It is not surprising project failures can usually be attributed to one primary factor: poor communications. Effectively communicating project status, understanding stakeholder views and needs, preventing scope creep, keeping the team focused on the goal, and ensuring the project has the resources and skillsets required are just a few of the communications project managers must do… Show more

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) suggests the primary role of a project manager is communication. It is not surprising project failures can usually be attributed to one primary factor: poor communications. Effectively communicating project status, understanding stakeholder views and needs, preventing scope creep, keeping the team focused on the goal, and ensuring the project has the resources and skillsets required are just a few of the communications project managers must do well. In reviewing lessons learned for many project failures, references to poor communications are usually cited as a central theme. Additionally, research also suggests poor communication is usually the root cause of project failures. This paper discusses a novel view of communication channel complexity by addressing communication mediums. In the discussion, the message content is aligned with the medium used to ensure effective and timely communications. The conclusion is project managers who both identify and influence the use of communication mediums with defined message content produce exponential project management influence, leading to exponential project management success. Show less

Multitasking seems to be one of required skill sets in today’s highly-tasked workforce. As a matter of fact, it seems that if you’re not multitasking, there must be something wrong with you - you’re not perceived as a high achiever. This book discusses multitasking as you have never heard it before. It describes how the process of tasking really works, what trying to multitasking can do “to” you, and much better ways to excel and achieve. Mike has merged his research findings with his rich… Show more

Multitasking seems to be one of required skill sets in today’s highly-tasked workforce. As a matter of fact, it seems that if you’re not multitasking, there must be something wrong with you - you’re not perceived as a high achiever. This book discusses multitasking as you have never heard it before. It describes how the process of tasking really works, what trying to multitasking can do “to” you, and much better ways to excel and achieve. Mike has merged his research findings with his rich experience and education to form unique and simple model on how we perform much better. In describing the model, he discusses and demonstrates proven methods and tools to perform “advanced multitasking “in today’s complex and fast-paced workplace. Advanced multitasking leverages your four cognitive brains (yes, four) to maximize performance. The popular thinking of left/right-brain processing does not work here. Your tasking brain works quite differently and you must clearly understand this to make the most of your tasking potential. The bottom line is the Advanced Multitasking process works more effectively to get more done, in fewer hours, with less anxiety, and more fun. Show less

This is a companion guide for a Transformation Circles workshop in Carlsbad at the Deepak Chopra Center located in the La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. The workshop takes participants through Deepak Chopra's "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" and is seven weeks long. The companion guide includes notes from Chopra's book as well as exercises to demonstrate and integrate the concepts presented in the book. Exercise content was provided by Irene Margolis.