As projects become increasingly technically complex and global, involving more functions, products, geographies, and stakeholders, Project Planning is more critical than ever as a key success factor. This is because Project Planning is essential not only to ensure timely deliveries but also to build trust among all project stakeholders. Expertise in this field has become an important criterion for customers and sponsors when selecting their suppliers.

Having a standard for Project Planning al...

Project management is characterised by systematic and integral control

of the development process, from creative idea to concrete product. This

book concentrates on the management of event projects. Events such as

festivals, exhibitions, conferences, arts productions, sports events and

company events draw a lot of attention. An initiative frequently ends in

failure, because the funding cannot be finalised, deadlines are not met or

budgets are exceeded. The professional approach of a project c...

A new and refreshing approach for managers, advisors and students with challenging terminology and insights to make organizations future-proof.

This book describes a new paradigm about strategic managing. Aimed at leaders to keep a future-proof course in turbulent times by making the right strategic choices for their organization. Well-known strategy models and approaches for strategy development are hardly applicable for making and implementing strategic choices in the current age of increas...

Even though office gossip is generally frowned upon, many studies show that gossip in organizations is not only inevitable, but can even be a positive communication tool. However, by gossiping in the wrong way, employees can easily lose the trust of their colleagues and be perceived negatively very quickly.

Research shows that people who claim to never gossip tend to be considered as socially inept, but those that are constantly gabbing at the coffee machine are quickly seen as untrustworthy....

Water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, the magic is in the combination water. Likewise combining different creative talents is an exciting challenge. Voyage to Laputa reviews the traps, opportunities and magic in steering the creative process, leadership and different intelligences in practice.

The journey explores different models of organization, design and scenarios with AI. It is about our relationship to the new, our sense of wonder. And, about transparancy for the ethical conseq...

Organisational Transformation through Consulting is a through analysis on how organisations can leverage on the power of Consultants to transform their environment and generate more success.

Feel like the world is passing you by as you rush through anotherworkday? Like you never have enough energy to manage the team you'resupposed to be leading? Like you can't even accomplish yourself whatyou set out to achieve?What you need is focus. Focus is at the core of effective leadership,but cultivating it has become daunting in our age of globalization,fast technological change, and environmental challenges. As a leader,you need tools to navigate these unknown territories. One of the mos...