Gren Gale’s Remote Work and Project Management Blog
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Remote Work – from Evolution to Revolution
Around 15 years ago, I ran a home working pilot for a major company. Office space was tight and it was one of the alternatives investigated to continue to achieve our objectives without increasing office rental bills. Line speeds were poor and broadband...
Working from Home – Choosing the right videoconferencing set-up
With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, working from home has become a major factor in allowing many companies to keep operations going. So what should you consider for Videoconferencing? Buying a packageI can’t stress enough how important a good...
You don’t show leadership by hitting people over the head
Leadership"You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault not leadership". That’s a quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied forces during World War 2, when let’s face it there was a lot of hitting people over the...
5 life threatening requirements everyone forgets
If you’re looking to buy something and you don’t know what you want, there’s an excellent chance that you’ll get something you don’t want. That’s why it’s so important to know what you want before talking to a supplier. However...
Good marketing wins you business, great project management retains it
You don’t have to go very far if you’re involved in business to bump into a marketing person. The internet abounds with digital marketing experts, some almost at superstar level (have a look at Neil Patel’s publicity!) who have apparently turned just about...
Do most of your projects end in chaos and panic?
Whatever they do it always seems to ends up in chaos and panic It’s not uncommon to meet company directors who complain that whatever they do their projects always end in chaos and panic with half of the company eventually being dragged in to try to sort out...
11 ways of staying awake at meetings
In a recent survey of over 2,000 people, 20% admitted to having fallen asleep at a meeting, with men apparently slightly more likely to nod off than women. When you consider that middle managers spend around 35% of their time in meetings and senior managers more like...
The End of the World as we know it?
Well I doubt that, but Britain’s 'Brexit' decision - to exit the EU - has whipped up a storm that seems to be a very long way from blowing itself out. Initial economic indicators have been surprisingly good, but longer term, uncertainty about Britain's link...
Project management and collaboration tools – choose in haste regret at leisure
70% of all first time buyers are using manual project management tools I’ve worked with a number of companies who have purchased one of the myriad of project management and collaboration tools flooding the market right now. Most of these companies were taking a bit of...
Want to get project disciplines into your organisation fast? Here’s how
Introducing Project Disciplines is hard work Lots of companies find introducing project disciplines slow, difficult and not very exciting. Staff often show resistance and it can be hard to get buy in and commitment at executive level where other stuff is seen...
