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A Strategy for Engaging and Dealing With Difficult People

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is a guest contribution by Patrick Mayfield, non-executive director of pearcemayfield. It is always going to be a challenge when we come across people who we regard as difficult to deal with in our business and we are very likely to face this at some point. In fact in today’s business environment, there’s probably a more significant challenge of having to face this dilemma than ever before.

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2016 UN Global Compact Leaders Summit Update

Green Project Management

This past week the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit took place in New York and for the fourth straight year, we took an active role. The compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support Sustainable Development goals. What is great about the compact […]. The post 2016 UN Global Compact Leaders Summit Update appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Kooks and Leaders

Musings on Project Management

Have a mad vision and you’re a kook. Get a crowd to believe in it as well and you’re a leader. Antonio Garcia Martinez Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!

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Probability plays a powerful role in project management

Kiron Bondale

The outcome of this week’s Brexit vote surprised many people who were not part of the Leave movement. From foreign dignitaries to the stock markets, the prevailing opinion leading up to June 23 was that while the final results would be close, the majority of voters would choose to keep Britain within the European Union. A similar situation occurred in the United States with the Republican candidate selection process for the November 2016 elections.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.