What is your level of ‘mind chatter’ – 10, 7 or 4? You know what I mean, the constant stream of thoughts that don’t stop, even when you are trying to sleep? Here are some strategies to quieten your mind and allow you to focus on what really needs to be…
How Are You Managing The Potential Problems On Your Project
What potential problems do you think will occur on your project and how do you monitor them during the life of your project? Potential problems can derail your project. It is a simple process to capture and monitor them when you think it through.
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How To Get Your Project Back On Track
Is your project off-track? Do you have scope, schedule and budget blow out? In this episode, I walk you through HOW to bring it back on track. It’s pretty simple really.
#Projects #Business Success #Project Management
Do You Praise Your Project Team In The Most Valuable Way
All praise isn’t equal, did you realise that? Why waste your time delivering praise that is not in the form your team member wants? Save yourself time and effort and become aware of how to deliver praise in a way that works for them, as individuals.
#P…
Four Practices To Support Self Motivation In Your Team
Jim Collins talked about four practices that support a culture where self-motivation flourishes. I want to share these four practices and explain why they are valuable for us to use as Project Leaders. They ultimately lead to more cohesive team teamwor…
What Is The Impact Of Over Complicating Or Simplifying Too Much
What happens when you over-complicate what is required to complete a task? Do you understand how this impact on your schedule and team members? And if you oversimplify things too much, is the impact the same? Let’s talk about what happens at a team mem…
How Do You Rate As A Project Manager?
On a scale of 3 – 20 how would you rate yourself as a Project Manager? Let’s see how you rate on my scale of 0-20 for the things that you do and how you interact with others on your project team.
#Leadership #Project Management #Project Manager
How To Stop Your Busy Mind and Focus
What is your level of ‘mind chatter’ – 10, 7 or 4? You know what I mean, the constant stream of thoughts that don’t stop, even when you are trying to sleep? Here are some strategies to quieten your mind and allow you to focus on what really needs to be…
How To Manage Difficult Team Members
Difficult team members can respond in a passive-aggressive manner when they don’t get their needs met; they can be a blocker and tell you the negative side of anything and everything you are proposing; they might want to control each and every discussi…
What To Do When Your Communication Style Doesn’t Work
What communication style do you use with your team? Aggressive, passive, dictatorial or basically unclear. None of these styles works to get what you want from the people on your team. Let’s explore why they don’t work and why it is valuable to turnaro…
How To Manage Your Project Control Board Members
Are you having difficulty managing your Project Control Board members? Are they working for you or against you? Let’s talk about the best way to manage your PCB members so they support you in delivering your project.
#Project Control Board #Projects #P…
Why It’s Of Value To Be The One Person That Speaks Up And Says NO
A decision needs to be made. Your gut is telling you that this doesn’t feel right and what do you do? Go along with the consensus. Is that really the best thing for your project? What is wrong with doing that and why it is not of value to you or your p…
Where Is Your Bias And How It Impacts Your Project
Do you have a bias towards the authority figures on your project? Or is your bias in keeping the peace no matter what is happening? Let’s talk about those biases and why they aren’t valuable to the outcome of your project.
#Bias #Project Management
Tips For Negotiating When You Want To Win
You want something from a team member and you go in with either the attitude that they won’t do it for you, OR you’re right and they are wrong and so a battle is needed to get your way. How are you going to get the task completed? Here are tips for neg…
Why Don’t You Ask For Help?
Asking for help isn’t something that comes naturally, especially when you believe that it is YOUR job to deliver the project. Let’s talk about WHY you don’t ask for help and look at how asking for help is valuable.
#Project Management #Professional Dev…
Do You Have A Positive Team Culture?
Let’s talk about team culture. Is your culture combative? I will share my ideas on how to deal with that. Maybe it is cohesive. Then it’s important to keep it that way. And what about if you have a culture of silos. I talk to you about how to change th…
How To Deal With Miscommunication
We all know that miscommunication costs us. Rework. Disagreement. Everyone working in different directions. Here are some ways to manage miscommunication. First, it is about understanding WHY there is miscommunication and where the source is.
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Don’t Handover To BAU It Is A Waste Of Time
Here are five really good reasons why it is a waste of time handing over to BAU. I am sure you have thought at least one of them, haven’t you? Maybe it is worthwhile thinking again.
#Business As Usual #Project Management #Success #Business
Why Internal Agreements Are Necessary For Your Project
Have you thought about engaging the teams that will work on your project delivery at the Concept phase of your project? What if you set up a formal agreement with them, a contract for delivery on time, on budget and to a set quality standard? New idea….
How To Deal With Complacent Team Members
They disrupt your project by being complacent and not really engaging with either the team nor their work. Sure, it gets done, but in their own time and in a half-hearted manner. Here is some insight into why they act this way. It might help you turnar…
How to Manage Power Struggles On A Project Team
Power struggles on your project? Not helpful, are they? Here are some tips and ideas on how to manage them in order for you all to be heading in the same direction -> project delivery.
#Power Struggles #Teamwork #Business #Project Management #Leader…