Leadership

5 Human Hurdles in Project Management and Tactics to Overcome Them

As a Project Manager you are rather familiar with buzzwords such as ‘Return on Investment (ROI)’, ‘Risk Analysis’ and ‘Iterative Planning’ among a host of other terms that are commonly used in your day-to-day activities. In fact, when it comes to project management, there’s generally a lot of business jargon that gets bandied about. Allow […]

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Trends in Project Management

Just a few short decades ago, project management wasn’t a part of the everyday business vernacular. Although it was practiced in some cases, we didn’t have a name for it and it wasn’t thought about very much. Then suddenly sometime in the 1960s the concept had a name and companies started hiring consultants and project

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Change is hard!

The purpose of undertaking a business change activity is to have the new processes used so as to create value! Value can be measured in many different ways, improved quality or safety, reduced effort or errors, increased profits or achieving regulatory compliance; the measure is not important, what matters is the business change is intended

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Communicating for effect

There is absolutely no point in communicating with someone if you do not want an effect! The effect you are seeking can vary dramatically; you may want the person to do something, stop doing something, feel happier or more supportive or even feel worried or concerned. The starting point in any effective communication is developing

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3 Must-Watch TED Talks for Inspiring, Motivating, and Leading Employees

For years, TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) has given the world access to thought- conversations from some of the greatest minds of our day. Interesting though the videos may be, rarely does a manager have 25 minutes to spare for something that doesn’t directly tie into their day-to-day. Inspired by TED’s recently published list of

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