Historically, project managers have focussed mainly on the hard (technical) skills such as scheduling, planning, budget management, resource management etc. But despite the use of various structured methodologies and processes, high percentages of projects continue to fail costing organisations millions of pounds. Research has shown that hard skills alone are not enough to run projects […]

A survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD) found that almost 90% of directors reported that their organisations were planning to maintain or to increase their training investment. According to the IoD report Training in the recession: winner or loser, “Many directors participating in the survey warned about the dangers of ‘shorttermism’ and false economy […]

As we transition from downturn to upturn, the key priority for organisations is to move from survival mode to performing mode as quickly as possible. In order to achieve this, managers need to adopt a management style that will enable them to overcome the challenges associated with the recession particularly in the areas of staff […]