by Ian Smith | Jul 20, 2018 | Project Management
We all believe we can multitask. We can’t. See this simple test and article explaining why. Link. That’s the first “landscape” point I want to make. The second point to make is that it’s much easier collecting related actions around themes. Let’s take a few examples....
by Ian Smith | Jul 19, 2016 | Execution Tips, Operational Blueprints, Problem Solving, Scaling
The biggest barrier to scaling a business is often the culture. Bad culture allows silo-thinking to dominate. Smart, successful cultures let dynamic, multi-departmental projects be defined and executed in a spirit of collaboration. Egos minimized. Results are key....
by Ian Smith | Feb 9, 2016 | Operational Blueprints, Operational Tips, Problem Solving
Last year at The Portfolio Partnership we embedded our operational playbooks across many sectors, to scale our clients. The most common symptom across all clients? Handing operational problems correctly to get them solved. Yes key operational blueprints regarding...
by Ian Smith | Jan 2, 2014 | Execution Tips, Problem Solving
I’d like to share a simple technique I’ve deployed to help trap movement across many different types of projects. I’ve used this simple table to measure the speed of movement in sales pipelines, recruitment projects and acquisition strategies. You...
