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We hear a lot about trust-based cultures these days and I believe many feel that trust is a social virtue that is nice to have in an organisation because it makes people feel all warm and fuzzy inside. That is definitely not the case. Trust plays a significant role in how employees feel, how they perform and how a company …
Why do we struggle so much to ask for help or even accept help when offered? Is it pride? Is there a place in our minds where we think they don’t really mean it – it’s just a formality right? If I ask for help does that make me look weak? Does it make me look stupid? Will people think …
The majority of us have been there. We end up working with “that” person who just doesn’t want to do their job. They seem to not care that they aren’t doing it well and have no real desire to sort themselves out. In fact, it gets much worse. They end up draining the life and motivation of all those around …
If you are a manager, you are looking to manage and deliver a project to completion. That project has people who are involved in doing the work. Those people will rely on you, their manager, to direct them and show them the way and in a lot of cases, their success in the team and organisation will depend on you. …
As a leader or manager, you may be put in a position where you need to measure the performance of those in your team or your direct reports. Each company does it their own way but with so many ideas floating around what is the most effective way to measure performance? How can you stay relevant as a leader and …
In order to do, you must be A few weeks ago I heard an inspiring interview with Tim Ferris and Terry Crews. I am a huge Terry Crews fan. Great guy. Turns out Terry Crews has a lot of wisdom to offer. The interview gets really deep and Terry talks about his motivations and how he has pushed through life …
Overview When you are managing a project you are managing a team; you are managing people (until we start managing robots and AI’s!). People are fragile beings that have a performance gauge, which you as the Project Manager can directly influence. Your attitude and actions can allow your team to perform exceptionally well or exceptionally poorly or anywhere in-between. If …
Overview As humans we will always make mistakes and will always fail someone or fail at trying to achieve something, to think of this as something that will never impact you is foolish – and I’m sure most of you have already experienced this to some extent. What I have come to accept is that I will never be the …
Why you need to care about project and company culture The culture defined by your company can have a huge impact on how projects and the company as a whole perform. However, although projects might inherit aspects of the company culture they can have their own “micro-cultures” and it is up to you as a team to agree upon and …
