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Association for Project Management, Best Practice Groups (SIGs), Competence, NLP, NLP4PM, Peter Parkes, project management, Values and Behaviours

The executive’s guide to better listening

As the author of the linked McKinsey report says, we think that we are good listeners, including in the case of the executive described, and don’t accept the need to change, let alone go about it. Once people have realised that they are not good listeners, they hungrily devour techniques to fill that vacuum. Continue Reading

Association for Project Management, Best Practice Groups (SIGs), Leadership, NLP4PM, Peter Parkes, project management

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I announce excellence in the management of projects

I had the honour of being amongst fellow directors of the Association for Project Management on Friday for the chairman’s lunch to witness President Martin Barnes award Honorary Fellowships to the great and the good of our profession. Continue Reading

Association for Project Management, Best Practice Groups (SIGs), Communications, Peter Parkes

Assuring who, about what, and how?

There are many types of assurance in the market, offered by many providers, covering many facets of delivery. Why do we need so much external assurance, have we got our priorities wrong? Continue Reading

Association for Project Management, Best Practice Groups (SIGs), Coaching, Communications, Community of Practice, Facilitation, NLP, NLP4PM, Peter Parkes, project management, soft skills, Training, Uncategorized, Values and Behaviours

Facilitating strategy using NLP

I was asked to facilitate a strategy session across the Association for Project Management’s (APM) best practice groups last week at their twice-yearly forum and was able to put many NLP tools and techniques to effective use. Continue Reading

Association for Project Management, Best Practice Groups (SIGs), NLP, NLP4PM, Peter Parkes, project management