Posts by Alice Jakins

I’m desperate for a strong digital project manager. I’ve heard this too many times recently. Why is it so hard to find good PM’s with digital experience? Web, social, email, mobile, online media – these digital channels have been around since day dot so why is it that businesses seem to struggle to find people…

Businesses are eager to deliver amazing customer experiences. And to do this they know they need the right people with the right skills and behaviours to drive smarter ways of working inside the business to ultimately benefit the customers they serve. I see businesses adopting collaboration to drive better outcomes for customers by creating cross-functional teams. This…

The clock is ticking with poorly run meetings… It makes me sad that businesses around the world are throwing away billions of dollars by running ineffective meetings. Think of all the people in a 1-hour poorly-run meeting. Let’s just go with 20 people at their average hourly billing rate. Now multiply that by at least…

My business is 4yrs this month, I can hardly believe it.  I was humbled last week when one of my clients booked for 100 employees to attend my meeting masterclass: run meetings with clear outcomes. The most satisfying bit was having the CEO join the 1-hour masterclass. It gets better, the CEO then took the time to…

Teams are naturally more motivated when they feel a sense of connectedness to others. Human interactions are complicated but they matter.  A recent study shows that employees who reported satisfaction with social connectivity with their colleagues are two to three times more likely to have maintained or improved their productivity on collaborative tasks than those…

Lights Camera Action – it’s time to form cross-functional teams Are you wanting to take a leap of faith in your business to form cross-functional teams? 86% of employees and executives cite lack of communication or collaboration for workplace failures! The benefits of teamwork in delivering value to your customers will make you wonder why…

Is your digital project jamming well or does it need some tuning? Here are some songs you might relate to with your project right now. What’s important is to listen to what’s going on and figure out a way to get back into your groove. Working 9 to 5, Dolly Parton The old classic song…

The role of the Digital Project Manager has moved on alongside modern technology: swiftly! The role of a Digital Project Manager is no longer just about creating and maintaining a project plan and ensuring delivery milestones are met and budgets are in check.  Depending on what the business does and what team the business can…

“Gees” is a South African slang word for “spirit”. A project team exuding “spirit” is sure to succeed.  Peopleware, a book based on research findings of more than 500 failed projects talks about the importance of jelled teams: A sign of a jelled team is the obvious enjoyment that people take in their work. Jelled…

Are projects inside your business suffering from agility rigidity? Doing and being agile in organisations can feel overwhelming. Scrum, kanban, stand ups, burn down charts, Fibonacci story points, user stories, epics, Jira, Asana, Trello, Active Collab, Monday.com, Basecamp, Retrospectives, Sprint Planning and and and … Businesses can sometimes forget their “brand soul essence” – why they are…