We love phases, don’t we? Take large things and chop them up in smaller chunks we can focus on, because we can’t keep them whole thing in our head. Me too. I need phases for the “temporary tribes” concept. This is a change/project management strategy focused on culture and using an “adventure travel” metaphor. Used …
Wouldn’t it be great to have a Lonely Planet for your organization? Just imagine that if someone from The Outside came in, he could just wonder around your company with a guide book in his hand. This is something a temporary tribe needs. They should enter a foreign organization with a travel guide in their …
It is important for a project to have a specific culture. It is the culture of a group that determines what we think is essential and how we interact with others. It’s how we do thing around here. But not all individuals like the same culture. People have preferences. Some like plan-driven approaches. Some like …
In this new episode of Project Shrink my guest is Maria Gajewski of the Never The Same River Twice blog. She writes about personal and organizational change. Personal development and change management. You know, the people stuff. As I am trying to infuse Project Management with some much needed “human stuff” a chat with her …