You want to become a great Project Manager? Excellent! I’ll tell you the 3 things you need to make the leap from ‘good’ to ‘great’…
Continue reading...Hagakure, the Book of the Samurai, was written in the 18th Century. It draws from the words of the Samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Those words have a lot that a modern Project Manager can learn from.
Continue reading...There aren’t many books I recommend unreservedly to professional and business people I work with. But the Wisdom of Crowds is one of them.
Continue reading...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...Nobody likes dealing with resistance, right? Well, despite this, it’s actually a good thing. Let me explain…
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...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.
Continue reading...Project Communication is too important. So, stop using telegrams! If you’re too young to know what they are, they’re an old fashioned way of communication.
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