Insights
From practice. With a little perspective.
Project management, learning and the human side of work. Experiences, questions and observations worth returning to.
Leadership & communication
You replaced the manager. Did anything change?
A leader makes a convenient explanation for success or failure. Changing the main character won’t necessarily change the story.
Project management
Deciding feels good. Knowing when to stop is harder.
Sometimes we keep a problem alive because we once championed it. Even a project gate may not save us.
Leadership & communication
What kind of leader are you? Depends who you ask.
One manager, several different relationships. LMX shifts attention from leadership labels to what people actually experience.
Project management
Lessons learnt? Show me what changed.
Recording an experience is not the same as learning from it. Look for the difference in everyday work, not in the size of the archive.
Personal development
E-learning doesn’t have to be a monologue. Let learners ask.
Learning at your own pace is useful. But what if you need another example, a short summary or a different explanation? An AI tutor makes room for questions inside the course.
Leadership & communication
Discussion stuck? Try an imperfect idea.
A blank page can stop a group cold. A rough proposal gives people something to work with.
Personal development
Three dumplings. And a voice worth listening to.
What learning with Jan Přeučil reminded me: a good message needs more than the right words.
Personal development
In March I wanted to quit. In July I graduated.
Seven years of studying alongside work. Doubt, family support and learning to be a learner again.
Leadership & communication
Feedback without the candyfloss.
Be considerate. Just don’t hide the message in the process.
Project management
The goal changed again. Naturally, the deadline didn’t.
Use the triple constraint to have the conversation before the improvisation starts.
Leadership & communication
Cool heads first. Root causes second.
The same response won’t fit every stage of a conflict. Timing matters.
Personal development
Retro isn’t just an old Tatra.
Family photographs and a reminder: you don’t have to wait until December to look back.
Personal development
I run without headphones. My head isn’t quiet.
Meet my running companions: Slow Down, Don’t Feel Like It and Take the Shortcut.
Project management
The plan changed. The group got going.
From a project-training afternoon at CertiCon: clear goals, changing requirements and a willingness to try.
Personal development
Instead of another clever book, back to university.
When development stalls, it can help to change roles. From trainer to student.
Personal development
The capital of India? New… parts?
A small geography mishap that gave us a good laugh at home.
Personal development
Training shouldn’t fire blind.
A question from my Become an L&D Professional course that belongs before any training programme.
Project management
Apollo 13 in the living room. Taking risk training online.
Experiments, small groups and people willing to leave their screens. A note from September 2020.
Personal development
People make an online workshop. Not the connection.
What happens when participants stop just listening and start shaping the learning. A workshop with OKIN Facility CZ.
Personal development
A full day online? I had my doubts.
What a workshop for OKIN Facility CZ reminded me about open discussion and learning together.
Project management
New priority? Revisit the agreement first.
Scope, time and cost belong in the same conversation, especially when the brief changes.
Project management
Are you managing risks, or are they managing you?
What do you do with uncertainty you can’t ignore? Move from a list of risks to a clear response.
Leadership & communication
Negotiation is worth rehearsing.
A glimpse into the course, before the conversation where the outcome really matters.
Leadership & communication
Projects on one bank. People on the other?
Why I’ve never liked choosing between sound management and human conversations.
Leadership & communication
Unicorns, spreadsheets and why sebe Vědomě began.
A human leader or an effective manager? That choice never made sense to me.
YOUR TURN
What would you like to move forward?
Tell me what’s happening. We’ll find a sensible next step together.