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Gender inequality is a problem that impacts on all sectors.

There is a new trend beginning to emerge among some of our clients who are running multiple business change programmes.

As I stepped from the lift, the energy and anticipation was palpable — actually, that’s an understatement.

Nearly 12 years ago, I embarked on my professional journey as a full-stack web application developer and gradually transitioned into the role of an IT project manager in Nepal.

What turns a normal human being into a project manager?After 20 years of doing the job, I have sometimes wondered what turns a normal human being into a project manager.

Is it just me or is anybody else bamboozled or even mildly puzzled by the absence in project management literature of any helpful information on dealing with the challenges of achieving an integrated end-to-end supply chain? Some of the problem is undoubtedly down to language.

Eight years ago, the eyes of the world were on the east end of London as the London Olympic games were delivered with such aplomb in front of thousands of spectators and millions of viewers.

Most projects aim for a positive outcome of some sort, and can offer things like employment, economic benefit and empowerment.

Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Power Within) says that three things are required to bring about change in a person: The desire to change, and/or desire for a result.

Leadership in project management is a hot topic, so who better to give advice on the subject than Dr Paul Chapman, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, and Gordon MacKay, Project Management Capability Lead at Sellafield, who also provided subject specialist knowledge for a new APM Learning module on leadership of self  The new module explores steps you can take to become more self-aware and outlines how this will help you develop the ability to lead others.