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Managing the hybrid workplace

The remote office, and with it, the hybrid office, have created new opportunities and challenges. Here is Nina Fountain of Transformed Teams on how to navigate them.

September 23, 2021

Why project teams need a water cooler substitute

Project managers and their teams nominate one major downside of remote working – the loss of the ‘water cooler’ conversation. Here are 7 tips to find a substitute.

June 21, 2021

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The case for diversity in project management

Not so long ago, the biggest cohort of project managers was engineers close to retirement. Today, project management draws practitioners from all walks of life and diversity has proved beneficial for the discipline.

June 17, 2020

8 innovation rituals for your organisation

It might sound counter-intuitive to link rituals with innovation, but experience shows the two actually go hand-in-hand. Here are Ivan Seselj’s eight suggestions to make it happen in your organisation.

September 28, 2016

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Leading a motivated project team

Every project is primarily a social situation and within each situation are five elements that can be a motivational reward or a threat to an individual. Dr Lynda Bourne says a leader must get the mix right to drive a motivated team.

June 7, 2016

Happiness, motivation and team performance

How important is happiness to team performance? Is a happy workplace a prerequisite to motivation, or is it a consequence of a motivated team enjoying their work and successes? asks Dr Lynda Bourne.

May 10, 2016

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Why do committees make bad decisions?

Good group decision-making involves an open discussion among members, each with their own skills, experience, ideas and information, leading to an informed decision. So why are project teams often so bad at it? asks Pat Weaver.

April 21, 2016

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3 ways workforce management helps optimise project resources

Workforce management technology can provide the detailed measurement tools organisations need to succeed in project execution. Leslie Tarnacki outlines three ways in which it can help with effective project resource management.

July 15, 2015

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Pick your battles: 5 top tips to manage teams

You could fill entire libraries with the advice to managers on the best ways to make a team effective, cohesive, hard-working, high performing and fun. Karyl Treble offers her top five.

July 2, 2015