Projects tend to be given names, as do project teams, in fact finding an appropriate name is one of the best ways to get a project group to start to think and operate like a team. The name matters, possibly more than we realise. Esteem…
I’m just reading issue 67 of Start Your Business magazine. page 14: 48% of firms buying technology they are not certain they need. 74% believe that implementing technology has not freed-up sufficient staff time to raise their company’s innovation or scope to be raised. 48%…
In what seems like a past life I would occassionaly be involved in “team building activities”. I did not enjoy these events. “now remember, there’s no I in team”. “I” know there isn’t, and yet, I surely there is. Do the ego and id, and…
When I came across the concept of tame and wicked problems it was a real revelation. As soon as the concept had been articulated, I got it because it was so blindingly obvious. What I didn’t really get, was why it had taken so long…
Later this year I will be teaching an international post graduate cohort about managing creative teams. This is challenging and has already led me to do a lot of research and pondering. Much more to come I’m sure. One of the avenues of pondering has…
How is it that in the Unied Kingdom we can’t find anyone qualified and willing with a big smile on their face to run RBS for a £1.2million per year salary? Seriously, I can’t believe that there aren’t great people out there able and willing…
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