Hello Reader, In just a few days, I’ll be running a live, paid workshop called: The Productivity Blueprint for Project Managers: How to be productive when you run out of time every day If you haven’t booked your place yet, this is your reminder to do it now. 📅 Monday 27 January🕖 7pm GMT (UK) / 2pm EST / 6am AEST At this time of year, I always notice the same pattern. Everything feels important.Everything feels urgent.And there’s no clear line between “work time” and “life time”. New projects...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Do you ever feel like you run out of time every single day? I do. My ‘top priority’ sticky note has 9 things on it. How is that prioritising anything?? I want to get my evenings back! Having said that, this is unusual for me. I used to struggle a lot more with managing my time – but over the last few years I’ve figured something out. Time passes regardless. I know, that’s not rocket science. It’s how you prioritise and use your time that matters, and that means focusing on the...
14 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, People often ask me how project managers can be evaluated, or what targets should be set for people in project roles. And at this time of year as leaders think about annual reviews, it seems to be even more of a conversation topic. It’s a bit tricky to provide a one-size-fits-all answer, but I have come up with some Key Performance Indicators for project managers, that you can use as a starting point for your own team. There are so many ways you could track how well a project...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, You know when you meet someone and they’ve got the same approach to work as you and you just click? That’s me and Elise Stevens. We don’t catch up often because of the time difference between the UK and Australia, but we have spoken a few times and the last time… well, we recorded it for her podcast, Futureproof Your Career. We talk all about... How a “two-week look ahead” can help you plan the rest of your life around when you will be most busy Why it’s important to adjust your...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I can’t believe that we are already on the countdown to the end of the year! There is still so much I want to do and so few weeks to achieve it in. Here are 3 things that I’m going to focus on next month, and I thought you might like to join me: 1. Hosting better meetings Recently I’ve had a few meetings with poor attendance and a couple where I took ages to get the minutes out. I know that’s bad practice, it’s just to do with having more priority things to do instead (for the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I can’t believe that we are already on the countdown to the end of the year! There is still so much I want to do and so few weeks to achieve it in. Here are 3 things that I’m going to focus on next month, and I thought you might like to join me: 1. Hosting better meetings Recently I’ve had a few meetings with poor attendance and a couple where I took ages to get the minutes out. I know that’s bad practice, it’s just to do with having more priority things to do instead (for the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Don't want to get blog posts by email any longer? Click here to receive the main newsletter, but opt out of receiving blog posts by email. As a project manager, we are always learning new things. If you hold a professional certification like the Project Management Professional, an APM qualification, or PRINCE2, you’ll also be expected to carry out some professional development each year as well. And that all costs money – often money that our employers won’t pay for us. There is another way...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, Just a reminder that on Thursday I'll be talking about how AI can (and should) be your productivity partner. Join me, and Mahesh Singh from Nimble, to talk about how AI-enabled tools can support focus, reduce mental overhead, and make multi-project working more manageable, without sacrificing quality. It's at 4pm UK time (8am PST, 9.30pm IST) on Thursday, 20 November. We'll be talking about: The hidden cost of multi-project management on productivity How to spot signs of toxic...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Managing multiple projects isn’t the exception anymore, it’s the expectation. But with constant context switching, shifting deadlines, and stakeholder overload, project managers are at serious risk of burnout. Have you felt it yet? Join me, and the team at Nimble, to talk about how AI-enabled tools can support focus, reduce mental overhead, and make multi-project working more manageable, without sacrificing quality. I'll be chatting to Mahesh Singh, co-founder and CMO of...
3 months ago • 1 min read