Surviving The Family Holiday

The family holiday is the perfect opportunity to escape our busy lives. But family holidays are not always rainbows and unicorns. Sometimes, they bring a whirlwind of stress, conflict, and disharmony. (Gram, 2005) Suddenly, you spend 24 hours a day with family members, 14 days in a row. It can…

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Sustainable Project Management

The concept of sustainability has gained significant traction since the 1970s when it emerged as a term for “Sustainable Development.” Its prominence grew even further following the release of the United Nations’ seminal publication, Our Common Future, in 1987(Brundtland, 1987). Our Common Future provided a defining moment for sustainability by…

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Embracing a proactive mindset

How do we embrace a proactive mindset?The actions we take in the present impact our future. Contemplating what lies ahead lacks significance unless it is accompanied by present action.Four key elements define a future orientation (Nováky, 2006) By aligning our actions in the present with our future interests, we create…

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Becoming a data-driven organisation

Making informed and effective decisions is critical to the success of any organisation. However, the amount of data available can often be overwhelming, making it difficult for decision-makers to identify the most relevant and valuable information. As a young graduate in the 1980s, I often heard the Deming attributed phrase,…

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Enhancing your Creativity

Creativity is usually not a single event, a dazzling epiphany that causes a sudden moment of realisation but a process like the process of problem-solving. A great way to tap into our creativity is just to get started; once we start a task, we cannot help but recall it again…

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Running on zero

In April 2022, my prostate was removed in a radical prostatectomy. My PSA dropped from 60 to 0.5. I was relieved. I was convinced the surgery had been successful at eradicating my prostate cancer. A few weeks later, my PSA had risen to 5.6; the cancer was back. The cancer…

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A new journey

In April 2022, my prostate was removed in a radical prostatectomy. Radical meaning that more than my prostate was removed. The procedure was performed by open surgery at a public hospital in Dublin. Initially, I had planned for robotic surgery where a surgeon collaborates with a da Vinci Xi cobot….

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