Both nightmare and best friend of any project manager, the logical framework (LFA) is one of the best known and more used tools in international Project management. At this point someone always says that “only in cooperation for development” and s/he is right and wrong at the same time. Right, because it is true that …
Category: Insights
How to Fight Lex Luthor Using Collaborative Project Tools
Some people are reluctant to sign up at online collaborative tools, as they feel like they were joining Lex Luthor’s side instead of Superman’s. Technology is only for the bad guys. The good ones are social and work well together; offline and not hidden behind a screen. So, when trying to implement these tools at …
An insiders’ guide to irrational behavior
Even if the title may incline the reader to think that I am going to confess my mind weaknesses, the moment hasn’t come yet. As Katharine Hepburn used to say, I must become famous first. Sort of. Nonetheless, irrational behavior is a reality that can be studied, tackled and even enjoyed… and Prof. Dan Ariely …
The only EU Project vocabulary you will ever need (II)
Last week I was in my cloud, trying to convey the same messages I give to my students when explaining the beauty (and the beast) of European projects. Half of the cloud is still to be decrypted: – Cross-cutting: the project proposal has to focus, but it can’t be self-centered. It has to demonstrate impact …
The only EU Project vocabulary you will ever need (I)
When I started writing EU projects, reading a call and the criteria that project proposals should fulfill, I felt like all those years of English Grammar were worth nothing. Digging in the internet, even before the times of Google, I found some guides and guidelines that I completed with seminars and consultations with the concerned …
Writing Quirks and Rituals
I am a heavy coffee drinker. I can write anywhere, and even write while listening to the radio or watching tv. All that I need is to feel comfortable, have a beautiful notebook (I collect them) and, if possible, a colored pen. Or several. However, so as to ease my writing at-home sessions (essential when you …
Three simple steps for Personal Branding
One of the most recurring questions when I am giving training on International affairs is how to build a career. Trying to answer it, as far as in 2007, I even published a guide (in Spanish and Galician) with other colleagues. However, I do not have a magical formula and I will not be able to …
The tree gossip commandments
For my birthday I asked my friends to share their favorite posts of my Spanish blog. I did the same for my nameday, which matches two weeks later. The truth is that people joined the initiative willingly, and I learned a lot, both for myself, and what I write, and on my friends. Well this …
Developing economies and integration processes
The economic differences between North and South countries reflect for the last in a dual economy, given the internal divergences, many times inherited of the colonial past. This dual economy is characterised by the coexistence of more developed sectors with quite fragile others. Besides, most part of developing countries confronts high rates of persistent unemployment. …