I’ve had a few experiences recently that have reminded me of a comment that a mentor shared with me years ago – “Communication is a two way activity”. What did he mean by that? His comment came about as we were reviewing a status list of a project, trying to tick items off the list that were complete. The list was a mess. It had grown to a point where items were marked complete when they were not… and vice versa. Project staff had been reading what they were supposed to do on the list, doing it, then marking it…

