I was chatting with a highly experienced project and programme manager recently. We were discussing entrepreneurial thinking within major projects, and the importance of that mindset in todays’ complex, interconnected and changing world. ‘I think I am an entrepreneur as a project manager,’ he told me, ‘I have to be to do my job well.’ […]
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‘Trust arrives on foot and leaves in a Ferrari’ (Mark Carney) Strong team performance requires trust. Strong teams collaborate, encourage diverse thinking and innovate to drive new solutions to complex problems. We can still have working relationships with people that we don’t trust, but not great ones. If you suspect they’ll talk behind your back, […]
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Smart organisations know they need three types of capital to make their business work well. Intellectual capital – smart people who know their stuff, both strategically and tactically, Financial capital – financial resources and backing to fund the business, and Social capital – the quality of relationships to make it all work. However, for many […]
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