To see ourselves as other see us – Robbie Burns 1786 (part two) As is nearly always the case, some very interesting observations arose from a recent workshop conducted at one of CITI’s periodic Coffee Club meetings. The fundamental question was; are PMOs seen as allies or adversaries? Five discrete sub-questions, which could be scored[…]
To see ourselves as other see us – Robbie Burns 1786 (part one) People’s perceptions of what they do are often at odds with their actual behaviour; in psychology the subject of cognitive dissonance, reality not corresponding to expectations, is a rich vein of study and one classic response to cognitive dissonance is rationalisation. Fitting[…]
Thoughtfulness in management There is an old anecdote, probably apocryphal, of the manager who enters the office to see all his reports diligently bent over their work with the exception of one; who is staring into space. “What are you doing?” demands the manager “thinking” replies the hapless worker. “Well stop it and get on[…]
The value of a bit of ‘navel gazing’ As usual the centres of excellence club, a periodic event chaired by CITI and hosted by a ‘blue chip’ organisation, proved the value of taking a few moment to step off the treadmill of daily activities and reflect on what we’re doing and why. PMOs were the[…]
CofEe Club 36 – The evolution of the PMO The 36th Centre of Excellence meeting was held at Aviva’s headquarters in St Helen’s, Undershaft and had as its theme The evolution of the PMO. The value a PMO brings to an organisation tends to be viewed differently depending on its function and positional perspective. This[…]