Category Archives for Lessons Learned
The Project Control Paradox | Video
Project Control is an important part of our discipline as Project Managers. But it carries within it a paradox…
Continue reading...You Don’t Get What You Deserve… You get what you negotiate | Video
‘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’.
Continue reading...Project Management Lessons from Star Trek | Video
In Star Trek, the leading characters represent valuable ideals that read across into good Project Management. You don’t need to be a fan!
Continue reading...Destroying my Enemies – Bite Size Project Management Thought | Video
‘Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?’ This quote reminds us of the value of positive stakeholder engagement.
Continue reading...The Great Enemy of Truth… A Bite-Size Project Management Thought
For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Continue reading...Project Management Lessons from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Video
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey is a classic. And we can apply each of his classic habits to being an effective Project Manager.
Continue reading...Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom | Video
It may sound contradictory, but sometimes, for influencing stakeholders, you need to start at the bottom! I’ll give you 4 smart reasons why.
Continue reading...How to Learn from Failure | Video
To become an exceptional Project Manager, you need to learn how to learn from failure. I’ll talk about the secret to this, via the idea of failing fast.
Continue reading...Increase Your Email Responses | Video
Do you want to increase your email responses? After all, you take the trouble to craft your email. So why wouldn’t you want people to respond to it?
Continue reading...Lessons Learned Meeting: How to make it Excellent | Video
Project Management is a huge, complex discipline. A great way to improve our performance is by harvesting lessons learned from each project we do.
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