Your boss wants what? How to deal with difficult demands
Picture the scenario: you’re at a critical stage in your project with a number of key tasks on the critical path all lined up with your best resource earmarked to deliver them when you get an e-mail....
View ArticleMotivating your project team
It is recognised by pretty much everyone that a highly motivated team will out perform most other teams, even those better qualified and more experienced ones. Their level of motivation drives them to...
View ArticleWho’s running this sweetie shop?
Regular readers of my blog will know the importance I place on the people side of project and programme management. Most problems occur for people reasons. Even when things are technically challenging,...
View ArticleFergie’s hairdryer – good or bad leadership?
Anyone who follows football and many that don’t will have heard of Manchester United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Woe be tide anyone who didn’t perform to the required standard or...
View ArticleWorld cup leadership and team lessons
So the football world cup is over for another four years. But can we learn any lessons on leadership and the value of the team? I think we can. Look at the surprise team of the tournament – Costa Rica....
View ArticlePotential project disaster No. 11 – Team leaders abdicate responsibility
The tell-tale signs of this potential disaster symptom are in the behaviours of your team leaders and the key business leaders involved in the project: They start to adopt defensive positions The...
View ArticleAre you a good leader?
The most effective project managers are also good leaders. They get their teams to excel, to go the extra mile, they extract every last element of synergy. But how do you know how you stack up as a...
View ArticleDid your project get the Christmas present it wanted?
Did you take the opportunity afforded by the Christmas and New Year holidays to take stock of your project? The Christmas and New Year holiday season is often a good time to take stock of your project...
View ArticleThe project management ‘sweetspot’
If you have ever hit a cricket ball for four runs, smashed a drive down the middle of a fairway or lashed a passing shot down the line in a tennis match you’ll understand what it means to find your...
View ArticleDon’t believe bullshit baffles brains
Nobody likes to feel or seem stupid. But when somebody describes a detailed technical solution or gives a complex business explanation of a problem it sometimes just washes right over you and there is...
View ArticleInfluencing skills and strategies
When seeking to influence someone or a situation, start with the end in mind. What are you trying to achieve? What outcome is required? The more specific you can be, the easier it will be to plot a...
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