Category: ProjectManagement
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Your Project Buffers Are Setting You Up for Failure
The surprising truth: adding “just in case” time to every task might be doing more harm than good. Most buffers are wasted due to procrastination (Student Syndrome), inefficiencies (Parkinson’s Law), and multitasking madness. But there’s a better way. In this video, I break down how centralizing buffers at the project level can eliminate wasted time,…
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A good contract makes you robust; solving conflict without it makes you antifragile.
You’re in a major conflict with a partner… Now what? What’s a “Robust” vs. “Antifragile” strategy? IIn this video, I share key antifragile patterns I’ve learned from the event industry, including how to turn conflicts into opportunities for growth. From navigating last-minute venue cancellations to improving internal communication with policy rollouts, discover how to thrive…
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Building Robust Events – A Guide 🚀
Events are filled with “holy-s***” moments—unexpected challenges that can make or break your success. After 20+ years of organizing events, I’ve seen it all. The question isn’t whether things will go wrong but how you react, recover, and still meet your goals. In this video, I’ll share practical strategies to make your events more robust—so…
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How to Quickly Adapt to Change: Research-Backed Insights for Event Organisers
Events rarely go as planned. In this video, I share research-backed strategies to help you as an event organiser to handle uncertainty, delegate well designed packages to your team and avoid costly mistakes. We will look at what the research says about the best practice for handling resource-constraint uncertain environments.