Getting projects started is essential to ensuring future success. But the process is no where near as straightforward as most processes imply. Research is providing insights into what makes a meaningful difference in initiating well.
Mind, Management and Misdemeanors
A significant amount of our thinking brain is not in our conscious control. What we decide rationally has often already been determined unconsciously. Understanding the biases, assumptions and defaults that govern our thinking is critical to making better choices.
I Am Allowed to Do That! The Confidence to Take Action
Project managers are leaders of change. They often have far less power in the organization than the responsibilities they are assigned would imply. Knowing how much freedom and license to take action we have is essential. That requires knowing the signs and structures that provide us with the freedom to act.
Process, Structure & Agency: Investigating the ‘Project Shaper’ Role
Getting projects started well is a fundamental tool for project success. Essential to this is a role that is often not well understood, but makes a critical difference: the project shaper. Explore a role that can make the difference in getting your projects off on the right foot.
If All The World’s A Stage – I Want Better Management
Much of project management is viewed as being about the world of business. And yet one of the most successful project industries is the world of theatre. The practices of bring a play to life has much to offer to managing projects well, regardless of the kind of project you are responsible for.
Covert Processes & Overt Change: An Exploration
Change is one of the most important things that organizations face. It is also one of the hardest things to do. Like our brains, a lot of organizational functioning happens below the surface. Understanding covert processes is essential to knowing what is really going on.