Louise HardyCivil Engineer
Programme Manager & Executive Director
Obsessive Compulsive ‘Disorder’ ?
• Personality type for Project and Programme Managers ?• Focussed• Particular• Attention to detail• Getting it right• Looking ahead for problems, anticipating
Organic, environmental, cultural and social aspects that work against those PM traits
GLOBAL family
Mergers and acquisitions
Privatelimited
Public sector
charities
trusts
government
Small and local
•Organisation – structure, governance
•Culture – leadership, behaviours
•Diversity – openness, challenge
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EVOLVING
Family / Long establishedPositive traits• Slow evolution, robust• Stable, low attrition• Clear governance and procedure• Knows its identity and cultureChallenges• Entrenched• Slow to react to change• May struggle with innovation & diversity
STABLE & CONSISTENT
Locally based / trust or charity Positive traits• Consistency of size and market• Adaptable, agile• Close knit culture
Challenges• Rigor on process• Diversity?• Fragility
SHOPAHOLIC
Mergers and AcquisitionsPositive traits• Grows fast• Constant change• Often high on innovation and creativity• Diversity?Challenges• Schizophrenic culture• Governance and procedure consistency• High attrition and leadership changes
BIG & GLOBAL
Large multinationalPositive traits• Size and robustness• Implicitly good diversity• Multi cultural• Depth of expertiseChallenges• Single cultural identity• Governance and procedure consistency• Spreading the innovation and good practice• Communication
The leadership link…………………..