What is conflict management in project management? Blog
It’s often difficult.
How to recruit a diverse project team: inclusive hiring practices and tips Blog
“To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others,” Tony Robins.
How to lead in a crisis Blog
Many project leaders today are under the kind of pressure that would crush a normal person.
International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity – Women in Leadership News
Equity means creating a fair and equal world and we all, no matter the gender, sexuality or age, have a part to play in this.
How to turn around a safety culture, according to one APM Award winner Blog
What’s the secret of great safety performance? It isn’t about working up a slick safety slogan or just making sure all your procedures are up-to-date.
Knowing when to quit Blog
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern recently and unexpectedly announced her resignation.
Changing the mood for change – how to tackle the ‘tough four’ emotional states that make effective change harder to achieve webinar News
In this webinar we looked into the ‘tough four’ emotional states which can inhibit the progress, pace and success of any change or project.
How do you go about accepting that happiness is not a constant state of a project team? Blog
Most of us aspire to be part of a high-performing team who collaborate and support one another to be effective and productive, and deliver outcomes that bring business benefits.
Lessons from the Antarctic: a good follower is a good leader Blog
Whilst Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote to The Times announcing his Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition—more commonly known as the Endurance expedition— it is the almost certainly fictional advert to recruit a crew that has captured the public imagination in recent years.
Lessons from the Antarctic: success is about goals and team management is key Blog
After a lifetime of exploration and adventure, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s death, on route to Antarctica in January 1922, marked the end of the so-called heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
What is conflict management in project management?
It’s often difficult.
How to recruit a diverse project team: inclusive hiring practices and tips
“To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others,” Tony Robins.
How to lead in a crisis
Many project leaders today are under the kind of pressure that would crush a normal person.
How to turn around a safety culture, according to one APM Award winner
What’s the secret of great safety performance? It isn’t about working up a slick safety slogan or just making sure all your procedures are up-to-date.
Knowing when to quit
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern recently and unexpectedly announced her resignation.
How do you go about accepting that happiness is not a constant state of a project team?
Most of us aspire to be part of a high-performing team who collaborate and support one another to be effective and productive, and deliver outcomes that bring business benefits.
Lessons from the Antarctic: a good follower is a good leader
Whilst Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote to The Times announcing his Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition—more commonly known as the Endurance expedition— it is the almost certainly fictional advert to recruit a crew that has captured the public imagination in recent years.
Lessons from the Antarctic: success is about goals and team management is key
After a lifetime of exploration and adventure, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s death, on route to Antarctica in January 1922, marked the end of the so-called heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
The importance of inclusion and being an ally to your team
The project profession has evolved significantly in recent years with an ever-increasing expansion of tools and techniques, alongside recognition of varying leadership styles.
Are we failing to optimise how our teams work?
In Autumn 2022, the APM People SIG ran a webinar to explore the building blocks of team integration – at an individual level, team level and as a team in the P3M environment.
International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity – Women in Leadership
Equity means creating a fair and equal world and we all, no matter the gender, sexuality or age, have a part to play in this.
Changing the mood for change – how to tackle the ‘tough four’ emotional states that make effective change harder to achieve webinar
In this webinar we looked into the ‘tough four’ emotional states which can inhibit the progress, pace and success of any change or project.
Ukraine: My front row seat at Chernobyl
Gareth Watkins, Chief Programme Officer at DBD International, reflects on his time working in Chernobyl, how the Russian invasion is affecting things there, and what his international career has taught him about working with teams.
Understanding people and creating the #humandigitaltwin – the opportunity for PMO’s of all sizes and shapes to improve delivery webinar
People are different – the way they reason, communicate, involve others, make decisions, etc.
Using logical levels to optimise team performance webinar
Projects predominantly rely on teams, and those teams typically sit within departments, organisations, companies; these teams consist of individuals who often have trained capabilities in specific technical areas – such as risk analysis, contract management, critical path analysis, planning and delivery of technical products and services; project teams often work as a unit, and their behaviours are usually focussed on delivering outcomes; they do this within defined environments, locations, software systems, client-hosted organisations etc.
Time for speed!
Sophy Aldridge-Neil, Programme Manager at Network Rail, shares her experience of making project teams bolder, less risk-averse and more innovative to produce some phenomenal results.
How to be a proactive project peacemaker
ExtraordinaryPM Co-founder Sarah Walton shares her tips on becoming a brilliant mediator
APM Scotland Branch Project Challenge 2021-22 competition now open for entries!
We are delighted to announce that the APM Scotland branch project challenge competition is now open!
Making workshops work webinar
In this webinar presented on Thursday 1 July, Dr Penny Pullan shared insights into how to deliver lasting results collaboratively through in-person, virtual and hybrid workshops, taken from her forthcoming book on the subject.