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Group Think is nasty. It leads to poor decisions… sometimes dangerous ones. So Project Managers need to know what it is, how it happens, and how to prevent it.
...Project Control is an important part of our discipline as Project Managers. But it carries within it a paradox…
...Are you a Project Manager or a Project Leader? How would you tell the difference? And how big is the step from one to the other?
...It’s hard to get a Project Management job without experience. But, how can you get experience, without a Project Management job?
...‘You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.’ That comes from the title of a book by Dr Chester L Karass. Karass was an expert and teacher in negotiation: ‘In Business As in Life, You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate’.
...A tidy project is an efficient project. So, I love 5S. It’s not designed for project environments, but Project Managers can get lots from it.
...Nobody likes dealing with resistance, right? Well, despite this, it’s actually a good thing. Let me explain…
...In Star Trek, the leading characters represent valuable ideals that read across into good Project Management. You don’t need to be a fan!
...‘Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?’ This quote reminds us of the value of positive stakeholder engagement.
...Green Project Management isn’t on everyone’s lips. But the priority for sustainability in project management is an imperative we need to heed.
...Gemba is a Japanese term that means ‘actual place’. It’s a concept that we all recognize, and it’s an important one for Project Managers.
...Grit as a personal quality has become popular due to Angela Duckworth. She defines Grit as: ‘Perseverance and passion for long term goals.’
...Taking over an existing project is not ideal. How can you make your next project takeover succeed? One day you’ll need our ultimate secrets.
...A project risk is simply ‘uncertainty that can affect outcome’. We rarely think of the differences in the kinds of uncertainties.
...For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
...You know Agile & Predictive Project Management. But can you get the best of both worlds? That’s what Hybrid Project Management can offer.
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