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: August 2011
Project Management at the Chelsea Flower Show Part 1
The Chelsea Flower show is a world famous platform for garden designers to showcase their skills. But getting a garden design built and mounted is also a feat of project management that, for many exhibitors, will stretch them and their … Continue reading
Hindhead Tunnel – Reasons for Success
I had hoped to bring you a thoughtful piece about the reasons for success in the opening, on time and to budget of the A3 Tunnel at Hindhead. My plan was to get the perspectives of three people responsible for … Continue reading
Brilliant Project Leader: Expert Tips 1
This is the first of an occasional series of tips from real-life “Brilliant Project Leaders”. The first is Steve Clark, inspirational General Manager at Chilstone in Kent. Chilstone manufactures a wide range of garden ornaments and architectural stonework, from finials … Continue reading
Posted in Brilliant Project Leader, Steve Clark
Tagged Brilliant Project Leader, Chilstone, leadership, Steve Clark, team
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Hindhead Tunnel – Let’s Celebrate a Project Success
It’s all too fashionable to criticise failed and failing public sector projects and yes, okay, I’ll put my hand up! So let’s take a moment to celebrate a trumph: a Government project that has come in on schedule, within budget, … Continue reading
Why the NHS should Beware the Sunk Cost Trap
The Public Accounts Committee has reported on the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) and, as expected, their report is scathing. This follows an equally damning report from the National Audit Office (NAO) earlier this year. (By the way, when … Continue reading
Posted in Project Failure, Psychology of Risk, Risk Happens!
Tagged Andrew Lansley, Detailed Care Records, Margaret Hodge, NAO, National Audit Office, National Programme for IT, NHS, NHS Connecting for Health, NPfIT, Public Accounts Committee, Richard Bacon, risk, Secretary of State for Health, sunk cost trap
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