Power • Influence • Impact
What if... This is as good as it gets? Serious point. Many people in middle years and middle levels, hit the buffers. They have been successful in a way, but not the way or to the extent that they intended. Underneath, there is still ambition. The belief that they...
I've just realised that it's feedback season again. Annual appraisals, performance reviews and all of that feedback coming in to you about what you've done last year, how your performance is rated. So I thought I'd just stop by and suggest a few things to remember...
"Project managers who think their job is simply to execute their plan are deluding themselves. Clients want people who can fit in and work out how to get it done. Nobody paves the way and project managers have to figure out how to influence." Diane Dromgold, RNC...
Simple idea, that could boost your confidence and get you that next position. When you are going through a selection process, or indeed, pitching for an opportunity, there is a great temptation to do all that you can to present yourself as an expert. Why wouldn't you?...
Once you've decided where you want to build your reputation, another thing to consider, as you're doing the analysis of the environment, is what reputations are already there? This is important because there is a finite amount of air time for all of the reputations in...
When you fall apart in the face of tough opposition, people who are angry, aggressive or extremely assertive, it feels horrible, and knowing what to do for the best is illusive. To begin developing the capability to handle these situations, here are seven questions to...