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Edward Kilkelly

Influencing upwards: How stakeholder engagement really works

Eddie Kilkelly outlines a three-step approach to extending your influence over senior stakeholders Most of us will have experienced the challenges of engaging with multiple stakeholders, identifying them carefully so that when we need support we know precisely who to win over with our compelling arguments.

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Dave Waller

Resilience: how to identify it and how to embed it

It’s the word on everyone’s lips, but what actually constitutes a ‘resilient’ team or person? Dave Waller investigates Three men are stuck in a tin can on the far side of the moon, when their oxygen tanks suddenly explode.

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Jonathan Whelan

Using visualisations to engage stakeholders in large-scale projects

Jonathan Whelan discusses how visualisations can help galvanise stakeholders, especially on large-scale projects Large-scale projects invariably involve a significant number of people, each with their own view of what the current problems are, what the project aims are and what the landscape will look like after completion.

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Mike Wild

Risk management: are you keeping up appearances?

Mike Wild records the risks of an ineffective risk log, including generic description of risks and the pitfalls of groupthink I was recently talking with a project manager regarding their project.

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Ann Pilkington

Is your project a good listener?

Has your project got the balance right between send and receive? Good communication starts with the ability to listen.

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Antony della Porta

Managing professional development in a socially distant world

Antony della Porta reflects on the future of training post-COVID-19Having spent almost a decade as a project management instructor, I have over time witnessed a number of changes in the way we skill, reskill, upskill or just broaden our knowledge.