I spent the morning over at the HQ of the Open University being interviewed by BBC presenter John Waite about the best method for IT project management. (more…)
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New Year Resolutions – an opportunity for achieving goals
Success with any goal is strongly influenced by the way we think about it, phrase it, and what strategy we use to achieve it. Have a think about adopt some of these models when you really want to achieve your goals. (more…)
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Modelling success
I give many talks around the world on application of NLP to project management for development of behavioural competences and still get asked occasionally, ‘does NLP really work?‘, and ‘Is modelling success really possible?’
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The Art of Negotiation Part 1
In standard training on the art of negotiation we are taught to separate our needs from wants and hence determine our minimum acceptable closing position or walk away decision. We can come away with more, quicker, and with more good will if we focus our attention on meeting the second party’s needs. (more…)
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The days of the gifted amateur are over – training and coaching lead to gold medal performances in Project Management as well as the Olympics
- Jessica Ennis stamps her authority on Olympic gold
Athletes, and Project Managers, only put in gold medal performances as a result of dedicated training and coaching. (more…) -
Enough of ‘Diamond geezers’, how about some ethical leadership?
Caught between a rock and a hard place, is it least worst to plead ignorance of mis-behaviours that are happening in the organisation or team you lead?
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