Leadership

Acquiring Organisational Power in Projects

This is the second of two articles dealing with the influence of organisational politics on projects and project managers. In the previous article I referred to a well-known book by Jeff Pinto,” Power and politics in project management”, which provides one of the best resources on how project managers can manage the complexities of dealing […]

Acquiring Organisational Power in Projects Read More »

Decoding Organisational Politics in Projects

For most of us, dealing with organizational politics is a necessary evil. Project Managers are often the first to criticise colleagues who are “too political”, spending excessive attention to their profile in the organisation rather than to the needs of their team. Sometimes it can seem a bit self-serving or predatory and certainly unprofessional, particularly

Decoding Organisational Politics in Projects Read More »

Clock on table in front of businessmen

Negotiation Skills – Stanford University

In response to some enthusiastic in-class questions raised in a recent workshop “Effective Stakeholder Management” that I conducted at Sydney University, I was motivated to delve deeper into the subject, adding some materials to the existing handouts I give on preparing for negotiations with key stakeholders. As part of my investigation, I found this YouTube

Negotiation Skills – Stanford University Read More »

Scroll to Top