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APM’S FROM THE FRONTLINE APM’s new series, hosted by Project editor Emma De Vita, provides an up-close and personal account by professionals working on projects at the forefront of thinking and action, whether it’s helping in the fight against COVID-19 or pushing technology to its limits, like NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover project. First up is Nick Elliott, who led the UK government’s Vaccine Taskforce. He recounts what it’s like to work on such an urgent mission in the full glare of the public eye.
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Anthro-Vision: How anthropology can explain business and life Gillian Tett (Random House Business)
Navigating infighting within teams, calming clashes between stakeholders and massaging egos are part and parcel of managing a project. But instead of turning to management gurus for advice on how to deal with the human side of work, what if we took our lead from cultural anthropology? In her new book, FT editor-at-large Gillian Tett argues that, when it comes to people management, we should borrow tactics from anthropologists, who these days are just as likely to look at an Amazon warehouse as the Amazon jungle. If projects are about people, anthropologists’ insights are valuable.
Connect: Resolve conflict, improve communication, strengthen relationships Guy Lubitsh and Tami Lubitsh-White (FT Publishing/Pearson)
Effective communication is an important project success factor, but it’s also one of the hardest things to
JANE GARVEY & FI GLOVER’S FORTUNATELY… WITH FI AND JANE
A collection of random and unrelated ramblings that are irresistibly smile-inducing. The two Radio 4 veteran broadcasters use their podcast to go behind the scenes with other radio stalwarts and media types, while chatting about everyday annoyances like printers – but in a funny way. Their topics range from the big to the small, all of which are tackled with that self-deprecating humour that can’t help but cheer you up. Guests include Fearne Cotton, Tom Allen, Fiona Bruce and Richard Osman.
get right. In this book, siblings Guy and Tami show how the ability to connect with each other will help you take your communication skills to the next level. Connect will help you understand what connection is and what type of connector you are, and give you a simple model to connect better with others in an honest and meaningful way. If you’ve ever wanted to understand your strengths and weaknesses as a communicator, this book will help you get there. A book to keep to hand for when arguments erupt (at home or at work).
Anxiety at Work: 8 strategies to help teams build resilience, handle uncertainty, and get stuff done Adam Gostick (Harper Business)
Adam Gostick, author of The Carrot Principle, identifies two common forms of anxiety at work. The first, anxiety disorders, are not tied to specific events or concerns in the lives of sufferers. The second type is transient anxiety caused by external factors, such as overload, fear or a prolonged crisis. The bad news, according to Gostick, is that anxiety is leading people to make more mistakes, to reduced productivity,
MICHAEL MOSLEY’S JUST ONE THING
If time is tight, what’s the one thing that you should be doing to improve your health and wellbeing? Doctor Michael Mosley introduces his new series, in which he reveals surprisingly simple tips that are scientifically proven to change your life, from taking a brisk early-morning walk or a one-minute cold shower to learning a new language or eating fermented foods. Each episode is just 15 minutes long, but crammed with advice on what you should be doing and how, as well as giving an outline of the scientific evidence that proves it’s a practice worth trying.
