Achieve the Impossible: Key Factors for Success
As I reflect on 2024, it has been a busy and challenging year. Over the end of year break, I took some time to read a book titled “Art of the Impossible”. Steven Kotler...
Category: Project Delivery
Embracing failure and achieving success
This weekend saw major disruption caused by an update from Crowdstrike‘s software which many companies use to manage security on Window’s computers. My heart goes out to the project managers and developers that are...
Slowing Down to focus on what matters.
It’s been a busy few months of technology rollouts for me. It’s great to have a sense of achievement and be seen as ‘successful’ as long-term projects become reality. It’s also challenging and mentally...
Project Pandemonium: How to Resolve Conflict and Still Deliver on Time
Some projects are like sprints, while others are more like marathons! I’m currently at a critical point in a six-month project, getting ready to go live. Throughout the project, we’ve faced various conflicts to...
The Art of Translation
In theory, the upgrade was so simple. We had to update some settings on the email server to prevent emails from being interpreted as SPAM. Then we could send the email. The email vendor...
“Who Moved My Cheese?”
The World is changing, technology is changing, our environment is changing. We need to constantly adapt and be ready for change, but this is not always easy or comfortable. Change is inevitable, yet it’s...
Enjoying the Precious Present
The first two weeks of 2024 have not gone to plan. Work wise a project I have been working on for two years has been stopped due to a compliance challenge and there is...
Storm Management
Over the weekend, I watched the film “Into the storm” telling the story of a catastrophic hurricane impact on a small community. It got me thinking about the parallels between hurricanes and programme delivery...
Transforming Ordinary Transactions into Extraordinary Experiences
Great customer experience makes everyone feel good. I love the experience of interacting with a brand and feeling valued as a customer, and this week I was inspired by a Podcast on creating extraordinary...
Timeless Principles for Business, Investing, and Project Success
This week I was reflecting on the life of Charlie Munger who passed on the 28th November. He was the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the longtime business partner of Warren Buffet. There...
