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Sep 27
2 min

The Cost of Silence

It seems obvious that if people don't speak up then we might lose a brilliant cost-saving, time-saving or risk-mitigating idea! Yet, we f...

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Laissez-Faire Leadership affects project performance

Val Matthews

Sep 16
4 min

Laissez-Faire Leadership affects project performance

Have you ever had a leader or manager who didn't really have an opinion, rarely added to the discussion of strategy and vision and usuall...

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Simon White

Aug 25
2 min

Want to Make Change? Just Be Ready.

Be Ready. I wasn’t. Well, I mean I thought I was, but that turned out to be an Assumption. I thought I was Trusted, Innovative and Bold. ...

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Dale

Aug 18
4 min

The Bench

Taking a lead and borrowing from successful sports teams often translates into amazing results both in business organisations and project...

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Simon White

Aug 11
2 min

Maybe there's only more questions...

It is widely accepted around 10,000 years ago, about 8,000BCE, that humans became ‘people’ – when the ice melted, and it became possible ...

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Simon White

Jul 28
2 min

Break the Rules.

I wasn’t there at the time, but I hope the conversation went something like this: (There’s these two naked apes sitting up a banana tree,...

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Dale

Jul 23
4 min

The 1st Time Manager

How daunting is it the first time you are appointed to be responsible and accountable for other people's performance?

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5 ways to improve results from your recruiter

Chirag Shah

Jul 23
3 min

5 ways to improve results from your recruiter

Using external niche recruiters is possibly the best way to source PMO/Project Controls talent for clients and jobs for candidates lookin...

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Val Matthews

Jul 22
3 min

Lessons Learned needs a rebrand

George Santayana, a Spanish-American writer once said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." For the life of m...

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Val Matthews

Jul 21
4 min

How to stay focused

Distraction, its everywhere in all shapes and forms. Not all distraction is bad but if you are like me, you'd like to get something done ...

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Schedule fails because we don't value Time, and we only protect what we Value.

Simon White

Jul 19
3 min

Schedule fails because we don't value Time, and we only protect what we Value.

Time. We talk about. We think about it. We write about it. We study it, and use it to define the relative position of us, our life, and o...

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Val Matthews

Jul 10
2 min

Attaining 1% Marginal Gains

The fate of British Cycling changed one day in 2003. Being an avid cycler and runner, I read a lot about peak performance. One of my fav...

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Val Matthews

May 21
3 min

Fast Learning, Slow Application

In a world where everything you've ever wanted to know is at your fingertips learning has never been easier, faster and cheaper. The ques...

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Is Project Controls like changing nappies?

Dale

May 1
5 min

Is Project Controls like changing nappies?

I've been thinking lately that project controls can be compared to changing nappies on a baby. For starters, every single nappy change is...

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Val Matthews

Apr 29
3 min

Adapting to Technology during COVID-19

Well. COVID-19 if it has shown us anything, its demonstrated that rapid, motivating change can be swift. The unilateral coalition of onli...

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Val Matthews

Apr 13
6 min

Reading Reports - Looking for Tales

Whether you're a novice or an expert. Reports are the only insights we have as to whether a project is on or off track. Think of your pro...

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Dale

Apr 12
4 min

To EVM or not to EVM?

Should you always apply Earned Value Management to a project? Some staunch EVM advocates will without hesitation give you an affirmative w...

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Quarantine: Opportunity or threat? (a nod to episode 12)

Dale

Apr 12
2 min

Quarantine: Opportunity or threat? (a nod to episode 12)

As we all adjust to the quarantine rules set in place by our various governments across the world and with a view to what the world (espe...

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Project Talk: It's your turn to do the washing up!

Val Matthews

Apr 11
4 min

Project Talk: It's your turn to do the washing up!

We've all had weekends, where everything is a chore. The dishes need doing, the washing needs washing and the rooms need cleaning. Whatev...

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Why PMO's Fail and What You Can do about it

Val Matthews

Apr 9
3 min

Why PMO's Fail and What You Can do about it

In my experience, PMO's are a necessary service for complex and fast paced projects. In a project no two departments are the same, and wh...

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Dale

Apr 8
2 min

Risky Business...

It always fascinates me when the worlds of Project Risk Management and Financial Risk Management collide. I've been asked by financial ac...

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Dale

Apr 7
2 min

Always focus on the people

There are a lot of sources and well known leaders on LinkedIn that are spreading the message for leaders to have empathy and to understan...

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Val Matthews

Apr 3
3 min

The career road to project management

Whilst not all roles and skills naturally transfer a lot do. Many project managers didn't actually start as project managers. But natural...

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Val Matthews

Apr 3
2 min

Where I'd rather be during COVID-19

So this is it. We're all dealing with it. The terrible impact of a virus on global. A pandemic of massive wide-spread proportions. With c...

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