June 28, 2022

Mind the gap: The human side of project management

1 hour

The new world requires a different mindset and skillset to navigate the pitfalls of change delivery. In this podcast, Jo Stanford (Health Education England) and Sarbjit Hoskinson (ThermoFisher Scientific) discuss how they have tackled the cultural and behavioural shifts needed to embed change. They explore the capabilities, team dynamics and mindset needed for project and change managers to deliver sustainable outcomes and achieve value in a complex, evolving environment.

Further reading

David Armstrong, Organization in the Mind: Psychoanalysis, Group Relations and Organizational Consultancy

Brené Brown, Daring Greatly

Stephen R Covey, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

Amy Edmondson, The Fearless Organization

Amy Edmonson, Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy (see also: Teaming to Innovate and Extreme Teaming)

Amy L Fraher, Group Dynamics for High-Risk Teams

Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo, Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers

Peter Hawkins, Eve Turner, Systemic Coaching: Delivering Value Beyond the Individual

Jeffery M Hiatt, Timothy J Creasey, Change Management: The People Side of Change

Jeffrey A Miller, The Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things

Anita Mountain, Chris Davidson, Working Together: Organizational Transactional Analysis and Business Performance

Carole Osterweil, Neuroscience for Project Success: Why people behave as they do

Daniel H Pink, Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Simon Sinek, Start with Why

Dr Tammy Watchorn, The Change Ninja Handbook: An interactive adventure for leading change

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