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Doing Little
Walking RugbyWalking rugby really seems to be taking off, we had ten people again last night, so 5-a-side on a 20 x 40 pitch worked well. And everyone is enjoying it! But I digress as I was really...
View ArticleVirtuous Leadership
Over the years I've had the pleasure of meeting a few really good project managers and the misfortune of meeting a lot of poor project managers.The Way A poor project manager tries to behave in what...
View ArticleThe Root of Things
RugbyNot a very good start to the Lions tour so far, narrow victory over a scratch side and losing to the bottom club (albeit one with eight All Blacks in it) the Auckland Blues (my son David's team)....
View ArticleMeditation
I once asked my old Tai Chi teacher, Yano, what the ten thousand things were. He just smiled and poked me in the stomach (he was like that). It was obvious, I should have thought about it or...
View ArticleDisturbing Wisdom
Someone wise once said "expect the unexpected" and it has often been repeated. It is true of life in general but it does seem to be particularly relevant in project management. But no matter how much...
View ArticleCreative Energy
We had our AGM at the rugby club this week. Good turnout (probably because we opened the bar and had free food) and there was a good bit of lively discussion.Creativity in projects often comes from the...
View ArticleGentle Intervention
The ProjectFinally completed Earned Value Management in easy steps, thanks to lots of good feedback from David M, Graham M and David C-C. The publishers are now reviewing it, so far no queries or...
View ArticleOwning or Owned
RugbySorry I haven't posted for a couple of weeks but my Fridays (posting day) have been very tied up. On the walking rugby front there was a meeting of the clubs who have got walking rugby going up at...
View ArticleAppearing Foolish
RugbyAt last the end is in sight! The end of the cricket season that is and the start of rugby. We can't put the posts up yet but we are running our men's trials this evening with a BBQ to follow. Plus...
View ArticleNo Win/No Lose
RugbyGreat excitement at the club this week as they will be filming next week's Rugby Tonight (BT Sport) at our very own Topsham Rugby Football Club. It will undoubtedly be chaos but I'll hopefully be...
View ArticleBack Again
Well it seems like a long time since my last post but here I am back again.The ProjectAs part of my succession planning, I've started working with an old friend and colleague Graham Moore on the next...
View ArticleUnclutter Your Mind
I am in the process of running a time management course for the staff of the rugby club and it is quite like old times. Getting people to find out exactly what they do and why they do it is the first...
View ArticleBeing Open
First my apologies; it is a long time since I've posted anything and the reason is I have been busy on things other than project management, but project management has once again appeared on the...
View ArticleCoVid-19
It is really a long time since I've posted anything, but I am getting old, 77 at my next birthday if I'm lucky enough to survive. So locked in with nothing to do except look at my current books and one...
View ArticleProject Success
I have just finished my latest project, updating and releasing Sourdough Bread Made Easy: second edition. It is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book. So nothing to do with project management,...
View ArticleStaying Aware
It seems that sales of the new book (Sourdough Bread Made Easy: second edition) have taken off. My first thoughts were that everyone had been awaiting it with glee. My second thoughts were that with...
View ArticleThe Ancient Masters
I have just discovered that I have cancer. Not a nice experience but part of lifes rich patterns. The effective learning cycle was first espoused many years ago. It is an iterative process that...
View ArticleLetting Go
I haven't posted anything for a while as I have not been too well during the Covid-19 pandemic. It turned out after a lot of tests that I have cancer and I am now undergoing radiotherapy treatment,...
View ArticleA New Begining
I have just completed my first five weeks of radiotherapy and have two more weeks to go, so fingers crossed. The side effects are starting to show, the skin around my neck feels like it has beeen...
View ArticleTrying Too Hard
Personal UpdateMany thanks to those of you who send me kind messages about my cancer. I waited quite a long time before posting an update as there have been several ups and downs. Put briefly, my...
View ArticleSimple Wisdom
The immunotherapy treatment is taking its toll on me in a number of ways, the most recent is arrythmia, which is leaving me feeling quite unstable. After numerous scans and other examinations it...
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View ArticleSelflessness
I had a rather miserable birthday yesterday, thanks to my latest problem, an anomoly in my left cheek. It's probably another cancer but I don't get to hear the results of the biopsys or the scans until...
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