A few months ago I went to watch Cirque Du Soleil and throughout the magnificent show, I was struck by the uniqueness of each performer’s talent and how they were all at the pinnacle of their craft, whether it be trampolining like ... Read More
06
Aug2015
28
Jul2015
I was going through some old Robin Sharma emails last night looking for inspiration and came across this fantastic reflection.
hard work profoundly makes a difference
gritty persistence vastly raises your chances
optimism amid adversity grows your results
treating people with respect yields blessings
Not that I am complaining because I have just gotten back ... Read More
02
Jul2015
I am finding more and more, that the only way to get a process or activity back “on track” is to plug myself into the middle of it.
Frustrating really, and I often ask myself “why did it have to come to this” ... Read More
01
Jul2015
Over the years that I’ve worked on projects, Change Management has come a long way.
When I started in the industry, the only Change Management on an IT Project was focused on transitioning new software releases to production.... Read More
25
Jun2015
I have read a couple of articles recently about goal setting and it got me thinking about the goals I set for myself back in March 2015.
They were as follows;
increase productivity,
reduce stress,
grow revenue and profit, and
have fun
The good thing is that I am certainly making progress with all of theses.... Read More
23
Jun2015
Change is a constant in today’s world and all successful companies know all too well that they need to constantly adapt to survive. But what is it that makes change appear so difficult, or at the very least necessitate a change management ... Read More
21
Jun2015
If the most powerful speaking act is acknowledgement, then one of the most powerful questions must be "what do you think?".
Sound reasonable? ... What do you think?
It's a very powerful question isn't it. It says a lot.
It says that I am interested ... Read More
17
Jun2015
I am not a salesman, I’ve convinced myself.
I don’t enjoy the process and as a result I’m probably not very good at it. From time to time however I do get involved in the sales process which, over the course of the ... Read More
15
Jun2015
They say that there are no new stories. Christopher Booker suggests that every story ever told is a variation of seven basic plots. I think the same can be said of projects.
How many times have you said, “Here we go again” when ... Read More
09
Jun2015
I was going through the notes app in my iPhone the other day and found some electronic notes my eight year old took at a school function a few months ago.
He is ever the optimist my son and is always pretty up ... Read More