True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston Churchill – British Prime Minister
Do you agree with these assertions? In VUCA time, all work is risk work. By extension, all management is now risk management. And, all project management is risk management. Continue reading
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Stephen Covey – Writer
Culture and guiding principles are important to VUCANs who work at LinkedIn, Apple, Google, and Nike because they communicate pride and enthusiasm with memorable tag lines. For example, Linkedin’s vision statement is to ‘Create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce’. Mission statements convey to employees their companies’ caring and excellence. Continue reading
Eight in ten in the U.S. are experiencing disruption.
Gallup
In Working it: Disruption Rules, we describe Future of Work (FOW) in terms of paradigm shifts or changing work 1. Rules; 2. Boundary conditions; 3. Tools; and 4. Expectations. Continue reading
It takes no talent to work hard.
Tim S. Grover – Author
I’ve been a project consultant for 30 years and have written best-selling books. My project Work Lesson Earned from my Working It Playbook are below:
Understand the culture of the new company (with which you are joining or negotiating) and its standards of what is reasonable.
James Nunan – Business person
What’s the best metaphor for defining the project structure and process for getting lean and agile work done? It may be an orchestra. Continue reading