Project Management - into the 21st Century

Too often people hire an old friend or a so-called 'expert' to manage a project, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Here is an approach to get the right person into the project - whether to implement a change or to become a new member of the Board of Directors.

The science of Management is loaded with books and articles about resource management, costs and planning to mention just a few. Very rarely do we come across anything that characterises the exercise itself or how we might identify the right person to optimally manage it.

To begin to fill in some of the mysteries, we can examine projects under three strategic headings, and also practical managers as three distinct types - it's not difficult to put the two together to get the most effective and efficient outcome

Please click here for a discussion about the relationships between projects and their managers

11 August 2011 in Assets and Finance, Communication, Ecology of business, Intelligence and Response, Management, People and Performance, RiverLand - 4 tribes trying to work together, Strategy | | Comments (0)

Common-Sense Psychometrics

Only one in three appointments made using psychometric profiling are right for the job. Two people in three end up in the wrong post, probably miserable and almost certainly ineffective.

Psychometric profile has developed for the 'high A', the ambitious and the aggressive - only about 20% of the population so, unsurprisingly, it doesn't work

It is possible to identify the right manager by simplifying the whole exercise; please click here for the argument

20 July 2011 in Ecology of business, Management, People and Performance, RiverLand - 4 tribes trying to work together | | Comments (0)

The Ecology of Total Marketing

My background is as an ecologist which provided the training to develop an integrated approach to a number of business disciplines. Here I am discussing marketing and how it has evolved in the last couple of years to move from B to B, through B to C to now embrace C to C Marketing.

Mobile technology which is largely uncensored provides opportunities and threats to many business; it also rewrites demographics and makes the individual more important.

For many years now we have surfed (the net); mobile technology allows us to put to sea, discover new opportunities and establish our own trade routes - and like the adventurers of old, its marketing is still in the 17th century

Click here for the paper- enjoy!

11 January 2011 in Ecology of business | | Comments (0)

The Ecology of Wealth

My background is as an ecologist which provided the training to develop an integrated approach to a number of business disciplines. Here I am discussing wealth and how, properly considered, a virtuous financial cycle may be constructed which supports society, not just the few.

Wealth comes in many guises - money being just one. Unfortunately, this is where attention and energy is concentrated to the detriment of society, humanity, the planet and even sustainable commerce.

By tracking:

- The addition of different types of value

- Tangible and intangible investments

- How we might meet the range of Human Needs

It is possible to identify a number of entry points where positive intervention can make a great difference to commerce, society and humanity.

For the discussion please Download The Ecology of Wealth All comments welcome

11 January 2011 in Ecology of business | | Comments (1)