by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 23, 2025 | Project Management, Team & People
Have you ever felt stuck trying to lead a project without the formal authority to direct? You’re not alone. In fact, 70% of business projects depend on collaboration from people who don’t report directly to the project leader. For external project managers like...
by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 5, 2025 | Project Management, Team & People
In the excitement of getting started on a new project, we can easily overlook a critical factor that can make or break our projects: conflict and how we manage it. What if I told you that it’s not conflict that’s the enemy, but rather the way we perceive and manage...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jan 28, 2025 | Project Management
Too often, project managers are expected to shoulder the entire burden of a project. They’re the face of change, the point of contact for stakeholders, and the ones left untangling the knots when things get messy. But here’s the truth: project success isn’t (and...
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 10, 2024 | Project Management
At 6R Retail, we specialise in project management for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, enhancing business processes through ERP, PLM, eCommerce, and marketing technologies. We help clients achieve strategic goals with effective change and vendor management....
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 3, 2024 | Project Management
As we initiate a project, once we have a clear business case and green light on funding, we move into the action stage. This might be called the “Nike part” of the project, where it’s all about “just doing it.” However, before we can...
by Leonie McCarthy | Aug 27, 2024 | Project Management
In every single business that we have worked with, there are both sparks of excellence and tangles of spreadsheets; there will be some parts of the business that are using their systems to generate speed and service, while other areas are bogged down by manual...