Ian Sharpe

Ian Sharpe is a respected professional in the fields of project leadership and capability development. He has worked with a wide range of global organisations as a senior adviser on portfolio, program and project excellence, helping them build their internal capabilities by providing sustainable and effective development programs for staff.

Review: Crucial Accountability—Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan & Switzler

The authors of the renowned Crucial Conversations have focused their talents on practical ways to restore and raise accountability in the workplace. Review by Ian Sharpe.

July 29, 2013

Tools

Review: Introducing Emotional Intelligence—David Walton

As an entry-level book for emotional intelligence, written for general management, a new project manager will find the’ insight’ exercises a good primer, according to Ian Sharpe, who reviews David Walton’s ‘Introducing Emotional Intelligence’.

April 26, 2013

Tools

Review: Eliminating ‘Us and Them’—Steve Romero

Eliminating ‘Us and Them’: Making IT and the Business One by Steve Romero is a solid treatment on the effective governance of IT. This book is excellent for diagnosing governance health in IT and would be a terrific primer for those moving into executive roles with a governance accountability for IT, writes reviewer Ian Sharpe.

June 4, 2012

Communication

Review: Results Without Authority—Tom Kendrick

Results Without Authority (2nd edition) by Tom Kendrick is an excellent high level overview of gaining and retaining project control from the outset. It addresses common challenges that all project managers face across industry and is an excellent summation of best practice.

February 2, 2012

Leadership