What do you think of when you hear the term 'empowerment' or 'empowering others'? The Oxford dictionary defines Empowerment as the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.
Out-there lessons for project managers from NASA Let’s start with an all-time classic.
‘Hyper agile’, ‘new agile’, ‘future agile’, ‘agile & flexible’ join the ‘agile’ buzzword culture throughout our organisations and daily life.
As the chartered body for our profession, Association for Project Management (APM) is responsible for setting standards and leading by example on behalf of the entire project community.
When you are attending an online or virtual training course it can be hard to be fully motivated.
The People Interest Network have a fantastic conference coming up in London at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, Tower of London on the 26th February 2025 where we will be touching on Autonomy, Teams and Tension with a focus on projects under stress, the tensions that may arise between autonomous leadership, teamworking and stakeholder inclusivity.
Who would want to be a London taxi driver? They do all that work studying the ‘Knowledge’, and developing their social skills, only to find that driverless cars are now being tested on public roads.
Networking can be tricky – you need to form the basis of a potentially strong, mutually beneficial relationship in a relatively short space of time.
“We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
Volunteering is vital for APM, and it’s also a rewarding experience for project professionals, personally and professionally.