Don't blame the tools
28/10/2011
It always makes me laugh when someone who is seemingly unable to run a project correctly, points at a specific tool or technique that they applied incorrectly to the situation they were in and cast blame. The old adage that a bad workman blames their tools (though worn and weary) still applies.
Project Management 2500 BC
10/10/2011
I recently came across some project management training literature from an in-house course I attended about 5 years ago, and a page with a picture of the Great Pyramid of Giza with a caption, 'What is a project', got my attention. I recall discussing this with the course leader at the time, the point of the slide being that even something so mind-bendingly huge could be a project in its own right and required a good deal of organisation to make it a success. Like the other delegates I was under no illusion that the ancient Egyptians were using a Neolithic form of Prince 2 to assist them, but this did get me thinking as to what sort of logic they applied to planning such projects.
Try making a simple change in your life
04/10/2011
Recently I decided I would attempt to do my bit for the planet and change an ingrained habit. Being something of a traditionalist (but by no means a stick in the mud) I've always been one to wash up the dishes post dinner rather than load the dishwasher. For me the dishwasher occupies the space next to the fridge because if it didn't, well there'd just be an empty space and that wouldn't look very good would it?
Technically Competent versus Socially Cool, lessons from the bikeshed
03/10/2011
There a great article about bike-shedding here:
Change Management - Choose your attitude!
14/09/2011
Effective change all starts with the right attitude. You can have an incredible impact just by altering your approach to change.
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It always makes me laugh when someone who is seemingly unable to run a project correctly, points at a specific tool or technique that they applied incorrectly to the situation they were in and cast blame. The old adage that a bad workman blames their tools (though worn and weary) still applies.
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