Mind the gap: The human side of project management - a podcast by APM, the chartered body for the project profession

The new world requires a different mindset and skillset to navigate the pitfalls of change delivery. In this podcast, Jo Stanford (Health Education England) and Sarbjit Hoskinson (ThermoFisher Scientific) discuss how they have tackled the cultural and behavioural shifts needed to embed change. They explore the capabilities, team dynamics and mindset needed for project and change managers to deliver sustainable outcomes and achieve value in a complex, evolving environment.

Further reading 

• David Armstrong, Organization in the Mind: Psychoanalysis, Group Relations and Organizational Consultancy 


• Brené Brown, Daring Greatly 


• Stephen R Covey, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 


• Amy Edmondson, The Fearless Organization 


• Amy Edmonson, Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy (see also: Teaming to Innovate and Extreme Teaming) 


• Amy L Fraher, Group Dynamics for High-Risk Teams 


• Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo, Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers 


• Peter Hawkins, Eve Turner, Systemic Coaching: Delivering Value Beyond the Individual 


• Jeffery M Hiatt, Timothy J Creasey, Change Management: The People Side of Change 


• Jeffrey A Miller, The Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things 


• Anita Mountain, Chris Davidson, Working Together: Organizational Transactional Analysis and Business Performance 


• Carole Osterweil, Neuroscience for Project Success: Why people behave as they do 


• Daniel H Pink, Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us 


• Simon Sinek, Start with Why 


• Dr Tammy Watchorn, The Change Ninja Handbook: An interactive adventure for leading change

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