Performing through the learning dip
When you’re faced with change and having to do things in a new way, have you noticed that it takes longer to get things done? When you change your mobile phone or your television, this can [...]
Change effectiveness: walking the talk!
There’s a lot of change going on at ChangeQuest at the moment – an irony that’s not lost on me! Our business has been growing and growing since I started in October 2014 and with it the size of [...]
Why we need Agile Projects and not just Agile Development
Most Agile methods focus at the product development level. There’s a revolution from below aspect to them which is seductive. It encourages teams to change the world by doing it. Who [...]
Why body language matters
A recent article in New Scientist* offers some valuable insights — and they’re not necessarily the ones you may expect. Many management courses include some guidance on body language, the reading [...]
We Are Communicating But What Are We Achieving?
I had an interesting discussion with an old colleague and friend recently about some problems she is having managing a project to implement a new CRM system. Not untypically there is some [...]
How do we demonstrate good leadership?
A recent report from Deloitte has found that “the quality of senior leadership — including core capabilities as well as personal qualities such as honesty and integrity — has a direct, and [...]