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making best use of theory and practice
People often seem to get hung up about the two, but whilst they are different there should be no separation; we make progress through the way that we integrate them. Read more…
is your scope creeping?
Scope creep has become an accepted term in project management and, sadly, it has become one you seem to hear more and more. It isn’t something that you can entirely eliminate, but that is no reason not to be trying. Scope creep will almost always cost more in terms of time and money so avoiding the worst Read more…
outsourcing: getting it right
At an industry forum last week we were posed the question; has outsourcing shown rel long term benefit? s the first panellist began to answer I was framing my own response as yes, I think that it has. Read more…
is it the place or the people?
At the coffee shop the other day two ladies were enthusing about where they worked. It was nice to hear especially as it is so often that people want moan about their employers. Read more…
is this the right room for an argument?
If it is where I am sitting then yes, it is. Not that I am advocating argument for its own sake, but more that I want people to challenge my opinions. Read more…
musings on leaders
News that a certain sporting manager has been fired amid allegations that he had lost the confidence of his team comes as no surprise; leaders who have no followers are no longer leaders. Read more…
living up to expectations
They say that you should never meet your heroes, but that makes life a little hard for any aspiring leader, especially in any form of organisation. Of course in a large organisation not that many people get a close look at the person at the top, but their immediate team will and the same applies to every team leader throughout the organisation. Read more…
If you can’t stand the heat
When I talk to groups about leadership and team building we inevitably get around to discussing examples of good and bad leaders. The worlds of politics, sport and business usually provide candidates to pick apart, but there is another area that is, perhaps, almost a perfect example. Read more…
when the audience doesn’t love you
Most of the time when you have to stand up and speak you have a receptive audience for you have usually been invited and people want to hear what you have to say. Read more…
Sitting in judgement
That one of the things that leaders have to do is to make decisions is beyond question, but it is the quality of those decisions that separate good leaders from the herd. Read more…
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