By Elisabeth Goodman, 17th May 2016 Why is emotional intelligence such an important skill? Emotional intelligence helps us, as individuals, to cope more easily with the ups and downs of work and life. It helps us to build stronger relationships, collaborate with and influence others more effectively and to make better decisions. In a work …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 13th December 2015 Additional insights on team temperature checks It’s been three years since I wrote my last blog on team development and team temperature checks, and I have since published The Effective Team’s High Performance Workbook, and also used the principles and approaches with project and operational teams. My adapted version …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 31st March, 2015 How to work with difficult people is a subject that many managers struggle with How to work with “difficult” people is one of the topics Janet Burton and I explore in RiverRhee Consulting’s 3-day Introduction to Management course , and in our tailored in-house supervisor and line manager courses. …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 26th February 2015 Roles of those associated with change programmes I’ve just come back from delivering a seminar for the Midlands branch of the APM, with my colleague (and Chair) on the APM Enabling Change SIG, Martin Taylor. The event, “How to keep programmes on track and teams inspired during periods of change”, attracted …
Empathy can make a difference in every situation that we find ourselves in as leaders or managers I recently read Geoff Crane‘s chapter 55 ‘Empathy in Project Management’ in the ‘Gower Handbook of People in Project Management‘. It’s a very large book, with a wealth of fascinating information, so I’m dipping into it a chapter …
By Elisabeth Goodman Last night I heard Sheri Kershaw & Band at the Royston Folk Club – our favourite twice-monthly music venue. She introduced her first song ‘Colours of Life‘ with the observation that we will all suffer at some time in our lives, and the suggestion that we embrace rather than resist this experience, as …
By Elisabeth Goodman and Lucy Loh This is the fifth and last blog in our series on “Enhancing Team Effectiveness in a time of change” based on our recent publication in Business Information Review(1), and other publications and seminars in progress. We explore two last tools: Lean and Six Sigma in Change Management and Dilts’ …
By Elisabeth Goodman and Lucy Loh This is the third in our series of blogs on “Enhancing Team Effectiveness in a time of change” based on our forthcoming publication in Business Information Review, and other publications and seminars in progress. In our first blog (Enhancing team effectiveness in a time of change – an introduction), …
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By Sue Parsons1 When times are tough, some teams sink into lethargy, feeling anxious about the future. Alternatively, the business may have been restructured or downsized, with the remaining team members feeling vulnerable for their own positions. Whatever the cause, it’s exactly at these times, that teams need to feel valued and motivated. There are …
Knowledge management and creativity/ innovation enhance project management. I am a firm believer in the value of knowledge management to enhance project management. I also believe that the use of formal structures, such as those advocated in Lean and Six Sigma (or process improvement), and project management, give people more rather than less scope for …
