What is the simplest way to influence your team?

What is the simplest way to influence your team?

As leaders, we want to influence our teams. You may want them to be more bold, adaptive or resilient. You may like to see them working hard and learning new skills. So, what is the simplest way to influence your team? The simplest and most effective way is to start...
Why do we underutilise digital assets?

Why do we underutilise digital assets?

There can be many reasons why we underutilise digital assets. An example of underutilisation is, using emails for customer communications instead of using a CRM system. But why do we underutilise digital assets? Among many reasons, the passive change resistance is...
Underutilisation of digital assets! A sheer waste!

Underutilisation of digital assets! A sheer waste!

Humans love to acquire stuff. The brain chemicals give us a sense of achievement and rewards. However, we struggle to make necessary changes in our lives to fully utilise things that we acquire. Here are a few examples: We buy big SUVs (4X4s) and seldom take them to...
How to keep it simple? Get simple people on the team!

How to keep it simple? Get simple people on the team!

In the last few posts, I have covered: Importance of – Keep it simple!Why do we complicate things?How to keep it simple in projects?Importance of defining project objective to keep things simple! This post is about getting the right people on the Project team...
How to keep it simple? Laser focus on the project objective!

How to keep it simple? Laser focus on the project objective!

Continuing our ‘ keep it simple ’ series. We now know the root cause of complexity. You understand that it is not about you (‘I’ thinking). So, you now have a solid foundation! The next step is to develop – a laser focus on the project objective. You must have...
How to keep it simple? It starts with you!

How to keep it simple? It starts with you!

We covered that as a Project Sponsor, you must keep things simple. The complexity of human interaction is the biggest challenge in any project. We also discussed that ‘I’ thinking is the underlying root cause of complexity. ‘I’ thinking is protecting and glorifying...
Why do we complicate things? Top reason you must know!

Why do we complicate things? Top reason you must know!

In the last post, we covered that Project sponsors must keep things simple in the project. Complexity is one of the most significant challenges within technology projects. But, the complexity is generally not due to the technical challenges. Instead, it is because of...