Churchill: The Agile PM (Part 3)


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Churchill: The Agile PM (Part 3)

Mark Kozak-Holland

June 12, 2006







Most people are very familiar with Winston Churchill, but they may not be familiar with his approach to project management, and his management skills as a PM. Part 1 introduced the overall series and how Churchill was to acquire a project from hell, while Part 2 looked at how Churchill had battled the British government into taking actions.
 
However, intransigence to events and Chamberlains inability to be forceful failed to stop the slide toward war. This article looks at how technology had changed war so when it broke out, the Allies were grappling with how to respond, grounded in the mindset of the World War I. This is important for today's PMs in how to keep abreast of new technologies and their impact.
 
In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Churchill had gained enough credibility that the public demanded to bring him back.



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