In a recent post issued by Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia, there was a discussion on the need to “collaborate, diversify, niche or die” insofar as revamping corporate training in Australia. I believe this holds through for all countries in this region. This articles explores how this could be done on a practical level for training programs offered by training providers for corporations in multiple industries.

Does undertaking efforts to manage risk really make a difference? There are times I wonder whether it does. I recently conducted a project review for a construction project that was stalled due to the collapse of a portion of the roof structure. I requested for the risk register and was provided with one that was very comprehensively documented and yet this risk of the roof collapsing was not included.

People want to be trusted. They want to be trusted to be able to do a good job, provide excellent service, deliver what they promise. Trust is especially important for stakeholders, who can be anyone who contributes towards work or is affected by the outcome of work done.