Day 6: Saturday 3rd of October

Taming the Tiger. Dealing with irrationality in Project Management

All human behaviour is driven by both rational and non-rational dynamics.Any crisis provokes a lot of emotional reactions. Organisations have scripts available which are based on rational analysis and that allow them to manage the turmoil.When the Covid Black Swan hit, by definition, there was no script for dealing with it.As a result, we saw…

Keynote Closing Panel: Planning for the unexpected

Black Swans, Pink Elephants and Unknown Unknowns. Opportunity? Or threat? Since the beginning of time man has struggled with handling unexpected and unwelcome change, author Harley Lovegrove, with four titles to his name, covering: Managing Change, Transition, Inspirational Leadership and Making a Difference, is bringing five guests into his Podcast studio to debate this year’s…