Hello again, Humanness Heroes! In our previous posts, we discussed the importance of adopting a Humanness approach in various aspects of workplace dynamics, especially during challenging times like the death of a colleague. Today, we turn our focus to another critical area: change management. Change is inevitable in any organization, but it often brings about fear, resistance, and anxiety among team members. Understanding and addressing these human responses with empathy…
Continue ReadingWelcome back, Humanness Heroes. In our last post, we delved into the stark disparities between a typical corporate approach and a more human-centric approach to handling the death of a colleague. We recounted the tale of how Silverline Engineering initially coped with the sudden loss of their colleague, John, with a distant, impersonal reaction that resulted in significant emotional strain and decreased productivity among the team. This situation sparked a…
Continue ReadingHave you ever paused to consider who really stands behind the impressive titles in our project teams? Let’s think about Beth, the respected project controls expert, and Tunde, the brilliant commercial manager. These individuals are recognized for their professional personas, but what about their personal stories? In the dynamic realm of project management, it’s crucial to shift our focus from merely recognizing roles to valuing the people who fulfill them—a…
Continue ReadingWelcome back, Humanness Heroes! I’m delighted to have you on this journey as we delve into the core of project and program delivery. It’s not just about the technicalities, but the people who make it all happen. Last time, we started to uncover the true meaning of ‘humanness’ in our field. We discussed those distinctively human qualities—empathy, intuition, creativity, and emotional depth—that are often overlooked but are actually the driving…
Continue ReadingPremeditating what we think we’d love to do without actually being in the thick of it is the beginning of the problem, and having too much ego to scrap it and start over is the end. When we try to anticipate what we’d love, we’re running on a projection, an assumption. Almost everybody believes they have the talent to succeed at the thing they really love. Needless to say, not everybody is correct.
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