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31.10.2011 Synopsis No Comments

YOUNG & EMERGING PROJECT PROFESSIONALS

Hi,
A great opportunity for aspiring project professionals has opened up with the launch of AIPM A.C.T. Chapter’s new special interest group – Young & Emerging Project Professionals (YEPP).
Initiatives such as this bring people and minds together, forging relationships that can last a lifetime.
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01.04.2011 Analysis, Commentary, Culture, Synopsis No Comments

CHANGE – WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

Hi,

Change. Yes, it’s time to discuss this frequently used term that can cause grown PMs to run for cover.   I prepared a presentation for a client to use with their management team (and yes, I slipped a couple of slides in there about RNC) to help explain and support the need to do things differently.  Their challenge is that they continue with group training, team building exercises, culture surveys, etc, and yet projects and business, as usual, struggle…  and change is stymied.  

The presentation clarified why the old approach doesn’t work and that you can’t cause change unless the individual feels okay about it.  It was a resounding success and we are now all focussing on the key building block of the organisation – the individual.

  View my CHANGE presentation here.

17.03.2011 Conferences, Synopsis No Comments

2011 AGMS Conference – A Follow-Up

Hi,

I thought it would be a good idea to present some insight and overview on the conferences I attended last week.  

I chose to attend the first –  the International Conference of Global Studies -because it focused on global management – overall management not just related to projects.  I was invited to speak, but I wanted to give you a bit of a brief on what I heard and learned.

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02.03.2011 Commentary, Conferences, Synopsis No Comments

2011 International Conference of Global Management Studies

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On Monday 28th February I presented a paper at the 2011 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies, which has just concluded in Las Vegas. The conference provided opportunities for networking and collaboration amongst scholars from academia, industry and government, and encouraged papers on any aspect of management and business. read more