News, press, blogs
and thought leadership...
it’s all here
Thoughts
We like to keep up to date with the latest news and trends and also like to share a thought or two ourselves. Here you will find an array of insights on managing business transformation and how to achieve project success, see what our team have been up to and who we have been working with in our press section.
Nine Feet Tall are proud to be partners of City of Bath Hockey Club. As we celebrate International Women’s Day we wanted to shine a light on the Women’s 1 Team, who are having a fantastic season and currently sitting at the top of...
Last week, we attended the Association for Project Management’s (APM) launch of their new ‘Introduction to Managing Change’ guide. Surprisingly this was one of the professional body’s first dives into change management and its relationship to Project Management. Dr Mark Hughes, who wrote the...
As the deadlines for MIFID II and GDPR draw closer, it’s a good time to take stock and reflect on the last 18 months. You wouldn’t have to be standing very far from the city skyline to notice the sector is undergoing an unprecedented...
In the first part of this series, we covered a short history of Agile and had a brief look at its four underpinning values. Considering the many misconceptions out there, it is important to stress that these values are not to be considered opposites,...
Following on from our previous blog posts on the insightful PMI synergy conference we have consolidated our key takeaways on the theme of the conference and buzz word of the moment, Agile! Many of the barriers for successful agile lie in HR, culture and...
This year’s CBI Annual Conference didn’t disappoint – as well as a host of insight from the leaders at some of the UK’s biggest business, we were also joined by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the US Secretary of State...
One of our favourite talks at the PMI conference last week emerged from a wonderfully vivid talk by Stephen Bungay, introduced by an 8 minute clip of the battle at the start of the film, Gladiator. The film was used to effectively convey the...
Last Thursday a couple of our consultants attended Project Management Institute’s annual Synergy conference themed around the concept of being Agile, leadership qualities and how important understanding people is to project management. Our favourite talks included one by Steven Carver, where using the case...
Last week, two of Nine Feet Tall’s leading change consultants attended the 2017 Cranfield University Alumni Conference. Joe Nellis’ keynote presentation on ‘Is there life after Brexit?’ particularly stood out and provided some valuable inspiration for this article. Where are we now? In the...
In today’s business environment, with the rapid speed of business advancements, economic and political change, the ability to effectively deliver change cannot be underestimated. Nine Feet Tall were delighted to attend the 2017 Cranfield University Alumni Conference, and we are pleased to share with...
Conflict is inevitable in all walks of life, even at work. With Conflict Resolution Day coming up tomorrow we thought this was the ideal time to share some tips on conflict resolution in the workplace. As a manager, it can be hard to acknowledge...
