Bernie May - Practical Managers
@practicalmanagers.bsky.social
I write mostly about technology, leadership, project management, culture and communication.
Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Now writing, editing, and coaching for select clients.
Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Now writing, editing, and coaching for select clients.
Men are Not Competing With Other Men
When is your company worth the effort?
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/02/07/men-are-not-competing-with-other-men/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
When is your company worth the effort?
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/02/07/men-are-not-competing-with-other-men/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Men are Not Competing With Other Men
When is your company worth the effort?
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/02/07/men-are-not-competing-with-other-men/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
When is your company worth the effort?
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/02/07/men-are-not-competing-with-other-men/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Whether we choose to be leaders, or have leadership thrust upon us, we are always walking a line between loyalties.
practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/31/w...
practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/31/w...
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Whether we choose to be leaders, or have leadership thrust upon us, we are always walking a line between loyalties.
practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/31/w...
practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/31/w...
I don't talk about my knitting because it's something I do for myself and family. But I'm casting on a new project tonight, and if you've like to join me, the pattern can be found at:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Proceeds to immigrant aid societies helping those impacted by ICE operations.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Proceeds to immigrant aid societies helping those impacted by ICE operations.
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I don't talk about my knitting because it's something I do for myself and family. But I'm casting on a new project tonight, and if you've like to join me, the pattern can be found at:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Proceeds to immigrant aid societies helping those impacted by ICE operations.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Proceeds to immigrant aid societies helping those impacted by ICE operations.
In which I describe to my 90-year-old father
how the world ends
(probably after he's gone)
(but maybe before I am)...
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/10/how-it-ends/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
how the world ends
(probably after he's gone)
(but maybe before I am)...
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/10/how-it-ends/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In which I describe to my 90-year-old father
how the world ends
(probably after he's gone)
(but maybe before I am)...
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/10/how-it-ends/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
how the world ends
(probably after he's gone)
(but maybe before I am)...
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/10/how-it-ends/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
In which I try to be temper my 90-year-old but-still-with-it dad's enthusiasm... I was pissed off with ChatGPT the other day. I was trying to…
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
In which I try to be temper my 90-year-old but-still-with-it dad's enthusiasm... I was pissed off with ChatGPT the other day. I was trying to…
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
In which I try to be temper my 90-year-old but-still-with-it dad's enthusiasm... I was pissed off with ChatGPT the other day. I was trying to…
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
In which I try to be temper my 90-year-old but-still-with-it dad's enthusiasm... I was pissed off with ChatGPT the other day. I was trying to…
https://practicalmanagers.com/2026/01/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
For those interested, here is the press release announcing her segment on Legacy Makers TV
www.kget.com/business/pre...
www.kget.com/business/pre...
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For those interested, here is the press release announcing her segment on Legacy Makers TV
www.kget.com/business/pre...
www.kget.com/business/pre...
May 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"You are attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis - by enabling a referendum on separatism and a fanatical cell of individuals - at the exact moment when Canadians need to unite against Donald Trump's America...."
-- as seen on www.facebook.com/slcnadminpage
-- as seen on www.facebook.com/slcnadminpage
May 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"You are attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis - by enabling a referendum on separatism and a fanatical cell of individuals - at the exact moment when Canadians need to unite against Donald Trump's America...."
-- as seen on www.facebook.com/slcnadminpage
-- as seen on www.facebook.com/slcnadminpage
Had to retire my The Monks - Bad Habits cassette today. Too many freeze/thaw cycles and mold finally got to it. Thank you for your service.
#themonks
#badhabits
#1979music
#nicelegs
#shameabouttheface
#themonks
#badhabits
#1979music
#nicelegs
#shameabouttheface
April 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Had to retire my The Monks - Bad Habits cassette today. Too many freeze/thaw cycles and mold finally got to it. Thank you for your service.
#themonks
#badhabits
#1979music
#nicelegs
#shameabouttheface
#themonks
#badhabits
#1979music
#nicelegs
#shameabouttheface
Hanging with Kue Varo and the Only Hopes at The Pearl Granville. My partner and sweetie raised and awesome human (they're the bassist)
#kuevaro #thepearlgranville
#cowboywitchcraft
#granville
#vancouver
#kuevaro #thepearlgranville
#cowboywitchcraft
#granville
#vancouver
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hanging with Kue Varo and the Only Hopes at The Pearl Granville. My partner and sweetie raised and awesome human (they're the bassist)
#kuevaro #thepearlgranville
#cowboywitchcraft
#granville
#vancouver
#kuevaro #thepearlgranville
#cowboywitchcraft
#granville
#vancouver
April 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Had the privilege of attending my second Banksy show at the invitation of new friends. It was an amazing afternoon.
April 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Had the privilege of attending my second Banksy show at the invitation of new friends. It was an amazing afternoon.
So impressed with the women of Pussy Riot at last night's show, and how they told their story. It was an inspiration and and warning.
"Freedom doesn't exist unless you fight for it every day" -- Pussy Riot
"Freedom doesn't exist unless you fight for it every day" -- Pussy Riot
April 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
So impressed with the women of Pussy Riot at last night's show, and how they told their story. It was an inspiration and and warning.
"Freedom doesn't exist unless you fight for it every day" -- Pussy Riot
"Freedom doesn't exist unless you fight for it every day" -- Pussy Riot
"...and the home of the brave?"
The national anthem lyrics at the Dodgers/Cubs game tonight, as displayed on the teleprompter
The national anthem lyrics at the Dodgers/Cubs game tonight, as displayed on the teleprompter
April 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"...and the home of the brave?"
The national anthem lyrics at the Dodgers/Cubs game tonight, as displayed on the teleprompter
The national anthem lyrics at the Dodgers/Cubs game tonight, as displayed on the teleprompter
Sipping coffee on a beautiful morning, disconcerted that I am only now reading Tufte's "The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint". Why wasn't I told about this 19 years ago when it was first published?
April 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sipping coffee on a beautiful morning, disconcerted that I am only now reading Tufte's "The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint". Why wasn't I told about this 19 years ago when it was first published?
Yea, it kinda is.
Anything can be a project management tool. Project management is at its heart a collection of best practices. Tools, techniques, and procedures refined over time, meant to make getting work done by a group people easier and more likely to succeed.
Convince me otherwise.
Anything can be a project management tool. Project management is at its heart a collection of best practices. Tools, techniques, and procedures refined over time, meant to make getting work done by a group people easier and more likely to succeed.
Convince me otherwise.
March 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Yea, it kinda is.
Anything can be a project management tool. Project management is at its heart a collection of best practices. Tools, techniques, and procedures refined over time, meant to make getting work done by a group people easier and more likely to succeed.
Convince me otherwise.
Anything can be a project management tool. Project management is at its heart a collection of best practices. Tools, techniques, and procedures refined over time, meant to make getting work done by a group people easier and more likely to succeed.
Convince me otherwise.
She's still a farm dog at heart
March 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
She's still a farm dog at heart
Had a visitor at the boat this afternoon
March 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Had a visitor at the boat this afternoon
Never heard of her before two days ago when she confronted Trump to his face. The more i learn about her, the more I admire her.
January 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Never heard of her before two days ago when she confronted Trump to his face. The more i learn about her, the more I admire her.
It's going to be interesting...
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It's going to be interesting...
What could go wrong?
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What could go wrong?
Why are you bothered?
January 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Why are you bothered?
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere."
-- Elie Wiesel, author & Holocaust survivor
-- Elie Wiesel, author & Holocaust survivor
January 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere."
-- Elie Wiesel, author & Holocaust survivor
-- Elie Wiesel, author & Holocaust survivor
If you have to, fight like hell
January 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you have to, fight like hell
Take care of yourselves out there the next few years, and if you can, others too.
January 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Take care of yourselves out there the next few years, and if you can, others too.