Dr Mike Clayton
Mike is an author and speaker, specialising in Projects, Risk, Organisational change, and the science of influence and decision-making.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Project Meetings in a Fast Moving Environment
In a post today at The Project Management Hut, Tom Ferguson gives some excellent advice about running a project meeting. It is well worth reading Project Meetings in Harmony for the basics of good meeting management. I particularly liked Tom’s … Continue reading
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Are you a “Top-down” or a “Bottom-up” sort of Person?
When they think through a problem or a situation, some people have a clear natural tendency to start with the detail. All the myriad little components come into their minds. Those who are naturally organised then sift and sort them … Continue reading
Change brings Glory
What a great evening I had this Wednesday I was privileged to spend an evening at the West Kent Business Excellence Awards, as a director of Kent Trainers. And I can proudly say that we were winners – against stiff … Continue reading
Seth Godin – Change Agent Extraordinary Part 2
Thoughtscape and Squidoo I got one piece of advice when I first came across the web, in the mid nineties. I note that I did not have the courage to follow it, although fifteen years has probably proved it to … Continue reading
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It’s all about Top Management
How can you tell if your project is likely to succeed and the change your organisation so desperately needs will probably embed? Since John Kotter (Leading Change) reported a survey in the 1990s showing that Change Projects need 75% or … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Ethics, Project Failure
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