We in the Project profession must rethink what leadership means. The textbook dictionary definition of “leader” is a person or thing that leads or a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group. “Directing hand” is close but doesn’t quite exemplify what we need in order to raise capable successors. We […]
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Sustainable Development Goal 14. “Life Under Water and Project Management”
This installment in our series on the SDGs focuses on #14 of 17, conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, “Life Underwater”. This SDG has seven targets which you can read in detail. The short version is to protect the water and life that depends on it. Everything from the economic […]
Waste not, want not: how projects can drive reductions in waste
I recently watched the first episode in a three-part series on waste produced by the government broadcaster in Australia. The War on Waste (check it out here) examining various aspects of waste and how Australian’s waste significant amounts of money and produce the fifth largest producer of municipal waste in the world, producing over 52 […]
Sustainable Development Goal #13 of 17 and Project Management, Climate Action.
In this installment of our series on the SDGs, we look at #13 of 17, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. I am going to approach this SDG a bit different from the others in the series because this is a heavily debated topic. First. Climate Change is real. Few debate […]
Are you breaching the Code of Ethics by not being sustainable?
At a recent presentation to a group of project managers in Australia I spoke about sustainable projects and sustainable project management. During the presentation I put forward the argument that if project management is to be considered a profession, then we collectively need to operate to a higher set of ethical standards. So what is […]
SDG #5 Achieve Gender equality and empower all women and girls & project management.
The latest in our series on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) focuses on #5 (of 17), Gender Equality. The following are the specific targets under this SDG. They are vital to to sustainable development. 5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and […]
7 ways for projects managers to make your projects sustainable
Last week I was asked to deliver a keynote presentation on sustainable project management to an audience of project managers in Australia at an Australian Institute of Project Management event. I started the presentation with a discussion about the future: our individual future, the future of our children, as well as the future of the project […]
Project Management and Sustainable Development Goal #3 – Ensuring Healthy Lives
Sustainable Development Goal #3 (of 17) and Project Management, ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Installment #3 of our series in which we cover each sustainable development goal (SDG) and how projects and project management can contribute to them. This post focuses on SDG number 3, Good Health and Well-being. […]
The Sustainable Development Goal to End Hunger. The Role of Projects and Project Management.
Installment #2 (of 17) in our series where we cover each sustainable development goal (SDG) and how projects and project management can contribute to them. Ending Hunger Q. What is the goal? A. Specifically, the goal is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. In the past 20 years, hunger has dropped by […]
The Sustainable Development Goal to End Poverty and Project Management’s role
If you recently watched the webinar I did recently for IPMA on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), you will know that I briefly covered two. By request, I have started a series on our blog to break down each SDG from a PM perspective. To watch the Webinar, Click here For the series, I will start at […]
