Understanding People


Whatever you do for a living you’ll need to work with and understand people. Below you’ll find the articles at EPM from the people category.

Basic People Skills

If you’ve never worked on improving your people skills before, start here.

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Advanced People Skills

Once you’ve read the introductory articles above, take a look at some of my favourite articles from this category.

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Leadership and Uncertainty

Leadership in times of change is a difficult thing. You may be a Vice President responsible for over 1,000 people but in a huge organization you may still be a couple of layers removed from the organizational wide decision making …

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Team Building: The Easy Way

If you’re about to take on a new project or program then here is a wake-up call:

  • Building a high-performance team is your responsibility!

We all know that it is people who deliver projects, not project plans, and so

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How to be Approachable

Are you a secret introvert? By this I mean is it beneficial in your position to be an extrovert, but instead you find yourself trying to get out of situations involving smalltalk as quickly as possible, avoiding it altogether if

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Why Mergers Fail

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are often born out of a grand ambition to capitalize on synergies and create shareholder value. As the global economy undergoes an economic recovery, mergers and acquisitions are likely to rise as executives look for quick

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