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Practical Leadership Strategies To Unlock Full Workforce Potential

Successful leadership in any business requires practical strategies and authentic engagement with employees to unlock the full potential of a workforce. This is often more obvious and intuitive in small businesses where leadership styles have evolved as the company grows. Effective leaders in small UK businesses consistently demonstrate how a focus on communication, empowerment, and […]

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Leadership Skills They Don’t Teach You in School

Leadership / MS

Many of the most vital leadership skills are not part of any formal curriculum in schools in the UK, yet they are essential for success in the modern business world. Here, we explore the competencies that leaders develop beyond the classroom and examine why they remain critical for professional achievement. Navigating Ambiguity and Change One

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6 Leadership Hints for Digital Workforce Management

Leadership / Guest

Updated: 29 September 2025 – There’s been plenty of debate (and anger) over Lord Rose’s comments about working from home. The former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda, believes home working is contributing to a decline in the UK economy and in individual’s productivity, according to the BBC. In fact, companies such as Amazon,

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Leadership techniques: mixing different styles for the best results

Leadership / MS

Experts in project management, such as those at Parallel Project Training believe that there is no reason to choose just one leadership technique to follow. They all have their merits, and different styles will help you to achieve the best results depending on the project that you are working on. Managing a project team can

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Leadership Skills of Successful Project Managers

Leadership / MS

Out of all of the different skills required by project managers, there is no denying that being a leader is one of the most important. After all, your project team is going to be looking toward you for all of the answers and direction throughout the project. Therefore, you need to ensure that you can

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IT Project Teams are STILL driving competitive advantage

Agile PM, Leadership, Project Management Advice, Project Management Basics, Project Quality / David Cotgreave

In conclusion, IT Projects are perfectly placed to shape the future of business as we emerge from this pandemic.

Businesses need to be leaner and more innovative.
It’s time for IT Project teams to say, “Hold our coffee, watch us do our thing” – this is our moment.

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The Biggest PM Problems in The Modern Workplace

Insights, Leadership, Project Management Advice / MS

Did you know that less than 3% of companies actually finish their projects successfully? It is true, and it’s a statistical fact that many informed project managers are aware of. It is also a fact that more than likely keeps project managers up at night. As a project manager, you’ll take on several critical roles.

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Project Managers: Improved Communication Strategies

Insights, Leadership, Project Management Advice / MS

If you search on LinkedIn, you’ll find more than 2 million Project Managers. This is a profession that has a huge impact on the daily lives of people everywhere. My goal is to help Project Managers communicate more effectively with their teams. Communication is the lifeblood of project management. PMs need to be able to

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A change is as good as unrest. How to engage disengaged stakeholders

Leadership, Project Management Advice / David Cotgreave

A change is as good as a rest, so the old saying goes. Recently, it has struck me, that change can actually be a precursor to unrest, at least with some IT Change Projects. While reviewing one customer’s challenges, I identified that it wasn’t scope creep that was impacting the project, nor was it any

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Seven secrets of CIO success as taught by the CIO 100

Leadership, Project Management Advice / David Cotgreave

What can we learn from the top CIOs in the UK? Originally published in CIO.com CIO.co.uk recently published its Top 100 most transformative and disruptive CIOs in the UK. Each name on the list has given a neat interview that gives a unique insight into the thinking of this country’s leading CIOs. I wondered if common

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