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Right to disconnect
Recently French courts ruled that a French Rentokil Director had the ‘right to disconnect’ and ordered Rentokil to pay a […]
One more time…micromanagement doesn’t work
With everything evolving at such speed nowadays, it is easy to feel out of control over what those we manage […]
Responding to VUCA
The business world loves an acronym and one that’s been doing the rounds in the last few years is VUCA […]
Boundary spanning leadership
As psychologists have been telling us for years, it is human nature for us to create groups and try and […]
Navigating the project management matrix
As projects in many organisations become more complex they become more “horizontal”, they increasingly cut across the traditional vertical silos […]
The empowered learner
What would you rather be, spoon-fed or in charge of your learning? I’m guessing I know which most of us […]
Life in a Matrix Podcast: Dismal meetings, surprisingly useful coffee breaks (Episode 2)
Many of us spend 8 years of our career in unnecessary meetings and calls – Life in a Matrix Podcast: Dismal meetings, surprisingly useful coffee breaks
Leading agile and virtual projects
Traditional project management training assumes a relatively simple people management environment. However, projects increasingly operate virtually with project team members […]
Agile – do you need a stand-up meeting every day?
As organizations seek to get the benefits of agile working, one of key practices of agile, the daily face to […]
Anarchy or flexibility – which wins out in a matrix?
The advantages and problems associated with matrix organizations are well-versed – but overall do the benefits outweigh the challenges? Researchers […]
Project Management skills upgrade – mastering matrix, virtual and digital ways of working
Projects have long been how we get things done in complex organizations. But as the rate of change and the […]
eLearning: what works?
In a recent blog we reviewed the research on what delivery methods work best for what situations (blended, f2f or […]