The Shape of Project Leadership

For me, this is one of the shortest blogs I’ve written, but I hope what it has to say will stay with you for a long time. There’s a story I tell at conferences around the world. It’s called ‘The Power of Project Leadership – Seven Leadership Lessons’. It’s a story I like telling because […]

Portfolio Management. A simple case of chicken and eggs- Five steps to succesful portfolio management

What came first; the chicken or the egg? Was it Adam and Eve that gave birth to all of mankind, or was it a case, as Charles Darwin would have us believe, of natural evolution?

The importance of Project Management

In this five minute video, Paul Hodgkins shares his views on the project management profession; the differences he sees between project, programme and portfolio management and the importance of positioning project management as a ‘life-skill’.  

Interview No.1: Leadership

Interview by Reinhard Wagner & Sandra Misic (IPMA) Questions for Paul Hodgkins Q1.How do you succeed in being a good leader? I’m not sure there is a ‘best way’ to succeed in being a good leader; rather it’s all about finding the ‘best way’ that works for you and that must always begin with being yourself.  […]

The Challenge of Project Leadership

I believe the challenge of effective leadership in projects to be one of the most urgent the profession of project management has faced in recent times. Today, we throw the word ‘leadership’ around as though it is expected, as though it is something all project managers can do without having to think about it or […]

Project Leadership – Becoming ‘that’ Project Manager

Over the years I’ve witnessed what I consider to be truly outstanding, motivational and inspirational project leadership.  I’ve also witnessed what I’ve considered to be the polar opposite; project leadership that has left project teams feeling deflated, undervalued and unwanted.  And the difference between the two in my opinion was simply this; the ability of […]

Project Legacy – What is it, why is it important and can it ever really be planned for?

Legacy is something I hear often being talked about, but is it really understood by those that speak it? And more than that, can it ever really be understood or a common definition ever be found and can legacy ever really be planned for? Before establishing my own consulting business in 2013, I worked at […]