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What Creativity Can Do to Businesses, and Why You’re Getting It Wrong

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Decision-Making and Creativity

This month Edoardo Binda Zane, author of Amazon bestseller Effective Decision-Making* throws a light on creativity, what it can do for businesses, and why we’re getting it all wrong.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Amazon, Brainstorming, Business Tools, Business World, Collaboration, Competitive Leadership, Creativity, Creativity Techniques, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Edoardo Binda Zane, Effective Decision, Effective Decision-Making, Good Business Ideas, Good Idea, Good Ideas, Guest Blogger, Guest Post, Leadership, Participative Decision-making, Problem Solving

How to Write a Business Case ― 4 Steps to a Perfect Business Case Template

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Preparing for Business Change

This article is about writing a business case. In 3 Reasons for Project Failure Martin Webster asked the question “Why do too many projects fail to deliver their objectives even though project management best practices appear to be used?”

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Article, Business Case, Business Case Template, Business Tools, Planning, Project Management, Project Sponsor, Risk, Strategic Planning, Writing a Business Case

How to Manage Email Overload — Get Organised in 21 Days

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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How to Manage Email Overload

Do you struggle to keep on top of your inbox? Do you dread your first day back at work after a vacation? Is your inbox always full? If so, let me show you how to manage email overload at work and get you organised in just 21 days.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Article, Business Tools, Business Users, Get Organised, How To Manage Email Overload, Mail, Manage E Mail, Personal Effectiveness

How to Manage Email Overload: Get Organised in 21 Days, part 2

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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How to Manage Email Overload

This is the second part of our feature: How to manage email overload. We show you how to get organised in 21 days using a practiced and proven method.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Actions, Article, Business Tools, Get Organised, How To Manage Email, How To Manage Email Overload, Personal Effectiveness, Spam

How to Manage Email Overload: Get Organised in 21 Days, part 3

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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How to Manage Email Overload

This is the third and final part of our feature: How to manage email overload. We show you how to get organised in 21 days using a practiced and proven method.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Article, Business Tools, Email, Get Organised, How To Manage Email, How To Manage Email Overload, Personal Effectiveness, Spam, Take Control

Project Schedule and Cost Estimation

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Project Schedule and Cost Estimation

Project schedule and cost estimating are very important activities.

Among other things, the schedule tells the project manager how long it will take to complete the project (or any part of it.) It’s also the basis for preparing cost and resource plans.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Business Case, Business Tools, Cost Estimation, Planning, Project Management, Project Schedule, Scope

10 Reasons Why You Should Use a Project Management Process Framework

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Project Management Process Framework

I first read Robert Buttrick’s excellent book The Project Workout* when it was published in the late 1990s. This book — a UK best-seller — is an essential read for project management professionals and business leaders who intend to carry out beneficial change in their organisation.

It introduces a simple yet effective project management process framework.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Book Reviews, Business Case, Business Process Improvement, Business Tools, Leading Change, Management Capability, PRINCE2, Process Framework, Process Management, Project Management, Robert Buttrick

How to Write a Project Communication Plan

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Project Communication Plan

So you know what your project will deliver. You have the vision. And, a list of stakeholders.

Now it’s time to prepare the project communication plan.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Business Tools, Communication, Communications Skills, Project Communication Plan, Project Management, Project Management Skills, Stakeholder, Stakeholder Management

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Leadership Articles, June 2013

Leadership Articles, June 2013

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The latest leadership articles from Leadership Thoughts. We focus on the information technology organisation and show you how to manage project progress.

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