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.’ 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...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...‘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...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...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...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...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...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...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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