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Change can happen to you. If you are one of those that think that a person cannot change… go to the ophthalmologist, you need a review. If you are one of those that think that YOU can’t change and grow… there is a bottom that says unsubscribe. Please click. Change can be fast. Change can also be permanent. Vinh Giang, a raising start in communication, says that “don’t be so attached to who you are in the present, that you don’t give the future version of you a chance”. And he is so right. We are attached to our habits, even if we know that they are bad. To our friends, even if they are toxic. To our city, even if we know there is no great future there. To our routines, Netflix series, and so many other things… You know the quote. It’s crazy to do exactly the same and waiting for different results. Change can happen to you, but you need to want it. Change can be fast, but you need to want it… fast. Change can be permanent, but you need to want it… permanent. No stupid and impossible diets here. There is so much I could tell you about these three concepts… change, fast and permanent. A way to start is clicking below. Price will go up in a few days. Enjoy.
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What a lot of risk? I recently saw people complaining about the “high IRRs” that some PPP developers were making. High IRRs. Greedy developers. Private sector making too much money. The usual music. Well… Look at the number of projects that have gone under. Especially those with demand risk. Real demand risk. Not “let’s pretend this is risky in a spreadsheet” risk. Actual traffic risk. Actual revenue risk. Actual “if people don’t show up, you don’t get paid” risk. And then tell me that 15% or...
Outcomes vs processes. This is the never-ending story of the project manager in any major infrastructure project. What to do. What to prioritise. Where to push. Where to let go. What matters. What is noise dressed up as “governance”. Well… A few days ago I had a discussion with one of my clients. I explained my views. Then, after the call, I sent him a message. WhatsApp. Yes. Not a 35-page PowerPoint. Not a colour-coded framework. Not a “strategic alignment deck” with triangles, arrows and...
Close to Pointe-Claire. Montreal, Canada. Circa 2011. A pen flies across the meeting room. Not metaphorically. A real pen. From the other side of the table. The guy receiving the missile activates his very sophisticated kung fu reflexes and leans to one side. Impact avoided. Silence. Everyone in the room freezes. Then he says: “Don’t get angry. If we don’t solve this now, things are going to get pretty bad for all of us. And in the blame game, nobody wins.” The meeting goes on. No more flying...