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Michael Rusbridge reveals how he got to work with opulent superyachts when he couldn’t even tell his port from his starboard.

Paul Morrell mulls failed projects, while Jo Stanford considers female stereotyping in the workplace.

When a natural disaster strikes, empathy and the ability to think on your feet are critical skills for project managers.

As APM turns its focus to women with its Women in Project Management conference in September, Ann Cairns, co-chair of the 30% Club, says the issue has reached a critical juncture.

Project managers have heard time and again about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to revolutionise the industry.

There’s an inescapable irony to the location of Tony Meggs’ office on the sixth floor of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) shiny glass-and-steel HQ in Stratford, east London.

Major projects are mighty beasts.

It’s a white-knuckle ride for the broadcaster as it goes through unprecedented strategic change.

Changing our expectations of leaders from outdated models of yesteryear will be one of the most challenging yet transformational achievements in the workplace, argues the Royal College of Art’s Rama Gheerawo We spend most of our time at work, either managing or being managed, applying frameworks from tiered hierarchies to flat organisations, from traditional structures to overstretched start-ups.

Climate scientists’ models predict we must accelerate policies to curb CO2 emissions or fall over the cliff edge.