The hidden mental health value of good project management
Psychological safety is built through leadership behaviours, structured ways of working and open communication. So when project management is people-centred, teams feel more supported and deliver stronger, more sustainable results.
The key ingredients for digital project success
More than eight out of 10 digital projects get delayed, run over budget, and/or fail to deliver what they promised. So how can organisations avoid falling into the same trap?
The mortar in a project's wall
What holds a wall together is the mortar between the bricks. And what holds a project together is the effective, clear and proactive communication between individuals.
Data, information and webmeetings
Turning raw data into meaningful information is a key part of a manager's job. And smart managers know that webinars or videoconferencing tools can help translate one into the other.
Your team members aren't pawns in a chess game
Project management and team leadership are often viewed as chess games. But there’s one important difference. Those pieces on the chess board aren’t human. Your team members are - and they need to be treated accordingly.
Is your project going off the rails?
Time and again, projects get derailed for the same reasons. But how do you know if a project is in trouble? Here are five questions programme sponsors should ask to establish the health of their project and to keep it heading along the right track.
Project management: it's the people, stupid
Many project managers forget that at the end of the day, every single milestone and box on their Gantt chart depends on people. So project managers who can’t manage people are in for a long, tough haul.
Jeepers Batman, it's projects as usual!
Do you remember the original Batman TV series and the cartoon fistfights with villains like the Joker, the Penguin and the Mad Hatter? Believe it or not, this does have some bearing on the future of project management!
Peanut butter, jelly and project management
Sometimes, project management offices forget that they're there to make life better, not to put obstacles in the way of delivery. Which (via Yahoo) is where peanut butter and jelly comes in.
Getting to grips with virtual project management
If you're a project manager with a virtual team scattered all over the place, you don't just need the right tools to communicate, access and share information, you also need a project workflow that brings clarity and transparency to the whole process.
The importance of project sponsorship
Project sponsorship needs to be taken more seriously. Because the success or failure of a project is a direct reflection on the sponsor as the keeper of the organisational vision and the strategy that converts intentions into reality.
Don't worry, be happy
A happy face generally engenders a whole lot of other happy faces. And because there is a strong link between feeling good and doing good, these happy faces, in turn, can work wonders for the effectiveness of any project team.
What beans are you counting?
It's pretty clear that remote working and collaboration can deliver significant cost savings. But top-line savings aren't the best way to assess whether something is working or not.
Communication is not an IT Issue
When it comes to poor inter-team communication, no-one gets more blame pointed at them than the much-maligned folks in IT. But here's something to think about. While IT certainly is responsible for providing and maintaining tools, it isn't their job to sort out how these tools do (or don't) get used.
50 shades of lazy
I learned something very important when I first started out in project management. No matter how a good a job you do, if you don't let people know, then most people will never find out.
Latest book podcasts
Vish Alluri: The Enlightened Manager
Vish Alluri, co-author of ‘The Enlightened Manager', discusses a thoughtful approach to management which draws on the teachings of the philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Steve Cockram: the Voice-Driven Leader
Steve Cockram, co-founder of Giant Worldwide, talks about his latest book, 'The Voice-Driven Leader' and explains how to create environments in which every voice gets heard.
What is Relationship Currency?
Keynote speaker and transformational coach, Ravi Rajani, talks about his new book, 'Relationship currency: five communication habits for limitless influence and business success'.
Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift
We dive into the new book from Deloitte's Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, 'Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift'.
