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I had the parental pleasure of attending my daughter’s graduation ceremony recently and, as you would expect it was a proud and emotional moment. I am now officially the least qualified member of this particular family unit (but the only one who is published so I am clinging on to that…) The University was clearly...
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Now I have mentioned before that I drive a lot and when I am out in my Saab Aero convertible (Chilli red) I am a happy man. The old lady is getting on a bit now but still moves well and is oh so comfortable – roof up or down. The other day I had...
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I was thinking in my car again the other day, but this time I had rather too much time on my hands. I was stuck in a traffic jam. Now, it has been some time since I had been in this unfortunate position, but that it seems, is down to luck on my part. This is...
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We have all been affected recently, either directly or indirectly, the ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Directly through delayed travel plans or indirectly through the impact of flight cancellations.  In my case I was due to be at the London Book Fair to help discussions over the rights sale of my book – The...
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Since I spend some time driving in my car, and thinking, the thought crossed my mind when I saw two recent LinkedIn discussions going on about new project managers that this was a little like learning to drive. The requests were both for guidance in moving into project management and in becoming a junior project...
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I have been doing a lot of driving recently, which I enjoy as it gives me a lot of time to myself to think. One of the topics that I have been thinking a lot about is ‘Green’ project management and sustainability in general. I was fortunate enough to attend the IPMA International Expert Seminar (Zurich) back...
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