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20 Leadership Lessons from Genghis Khan (Part 3)
Welcome to the final post in this series, where we look at Genghis Khan’s leadership traits in a modern project leadership context, through the eyes of John Man. As in my two earlier posts, I don’t...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman – a personal reflection
We lost a good guy this week. A storyteller for the Ages. A brilliant, rough, glorious, flawed, perfect, damaged, graceful presence and an artistic colossus. Image Source: Kvue.com Thousands of words...
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Positive Risk Management – Taking a Fresh View
So here’s a question. When someone says Risk Management, what happens to you? Does your stomach start twisting? Do your eyes glaze over and well up in tears? We spend so much time treating it as a...
View ArticleI Have An Idea. So…What Now?
Ideas. Sometimes, they are just so infuriating! Why is it that the great ideas – the brilliant, incendiary thoughts – never come when we need them and always pop up at the wrong time – whether it’s in...
View Article8 Steps to an Innovation Culture
Innovation. Everyone loves it. Simply, the idea that innovation helps us drive drive growth and opportunity in new markets, while also revitalising our more mature operations is just not even...
View ArticlePeter Goldberg – “Being Authentic in a Time of Transformational Change”
How do we lead a mature team through a period of intense, rapid transformational change? How do we remain true to our authentic selves, both as individuals and teams, when we are under strong pressure...
View ArticleMega-Projects – The Australian Challenge
I’m so excited to be participating in the second Project Management Flash Blog (#PMFlashBlog), organised by the remarkable Mark Phillipy, author and host of the Sensible Project Manager. The theme for...
View Article“How Your Mind Sculpts Your Brain”– Dr Kathy Cramer
I am excited to present a guest post from Dr Kathryn Cramer, the author of Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say & Do (Jossey-Bass, 2014). Kathy is a world renowned consultant,...
View ArticleGetting Your Sponsor REALLY Excited!
Getting the Project Sponsor excited is critical to your success. Top priority. So how can you tap into the Sponsor and create real commitment? Hang On…Is The Sponsor Even Listening To Me? Friday...
View Article“A High-Performing System Helps You Face An Uncertain Future With More...
I am very happy to present a guest post from Alan G Robinson, world renowned thought leader, speaker and writer who helps organisations harness the power of ideas from within their people and use them...
View ArticleDigital Project Leadership –“Re-Imagining the Client Experience”
In an era of digital transformation, Businesses are succeeding by using technology to re-imagine their customers’ user experiences through a digital context. Some companies do this better than others....
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Learn For the PMP Exam
Studying for the Project Management Institute PMP certification is a worthy goal – but it doesn’t teach you everything you need to know – it provides knowledge without real-life context. Here are 5...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons From A Local Hero
What a grim week. One of my very favorite people in the universe, Karin, died a few days ago after a tragically short battle with pancreatic cancer. As her family, friends and community try to make...
View ArticleA Personal Quest for Leadership “Authenticity”
As leaders, we crave authenticity – that self-assured sense of authority and confidence that the great leaders seem to possess. You know the leaders I mean – the ones who seem to just know what they...
View ArticleAesop’s Leadership –“The Donkey and the Grasshopper”
Aesop’s fable reminds us that we each have a unique voice and that to prosper, we must constantly make sure that those voices can be heard. Welcome to another of Aesop’s fables – this time, a...
View ArticleYour WBS. The Coolest Guy At The Bar.
The Work Breakdown Structure is terribly misunderstood. Spend some time getting to know it better and you will have a fabulous new friend to help shape your project conversations. Friday night at the...
View Article“Is Your Workplace a Jerk Place?”– John Stoker
I am excited to present a guest post from John Stoker – thinker, coach, speaker and expert in communication. John has recently published a ground breaking book “Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL...
View Article“5 Ways Content Marketing is Actually Hurting Your Brand”– Mark Babbitt
I hope you enjoy this guest post from Mark Babbitt, speaker, facilitator and CEO and Founder of YouTern. Together with Ted Coine, Mark is about to publish “A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt...
View Article“Easy Reading is Hard Writing”
As Leaders, we spend an enormous amount of our time communicating with others. Presentations. Conversations. Reports. Interviews. Briefings. Conference Calls. The list goes on. Getting the message...
View ArticleGreat Planning is a Journey. It Doesn’t Just Happen.
Planning. Why do we do it? Why do we spend countless hours poring over our charts, our spreadsheets, our resource profiles and our budgets, trying to get them just right? Why do we tie ourselves in...
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