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: February 2012
Failing to Succeed
Your project has finished. It’s been a success, congratulations. Now you conduct a “lessons learned review”. But how much will you really learn? In a paper* by Dr Peter Madsen (of Brigham Young University) and Dr Vinit Desai (of The … Continue reading
Correlation, Causation and Coincidence
Correlation, coincidence and causation: three words that are often confused. Two things happen together – either at the same time, or sequentially. Why? This is a correlation, and the natural human tendency is to assume that there is a reason … Continue reading
Posted in Analysing Risk, Risk Happens!
Tagged Amos Tversky, causation, coincidence, correlation, Daniel Kahneman
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In Memory of Judith Wilks
My friend, Judith, died last week. In fact, she as often called herself “Wilks”. I worked with Judith for seven years at Deloitte, in the Programme Leadership Team where she was a Senior Manager until she lost her long battle … Continue reading
Posted in Project Heroes
Tagged communication, Deloitte, Judith Wilks, Mike's second rule of communication, project management, QI
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Lead by Example
“Lead by example” is such a well-used dictum that it seems to trip off the tongue without the least thought. Even renowned management guru, Albert Einstein, said: “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is … Continue reading
