The World Tour – Project Management the Rock’n’Roll way!
How do you plan and organise the Greatest Rock’n’Roll Tour on the Planet when you have a quarter of a million pound hole in your budget, a ‘reliable track record of failure’ only two hits to your name in 25 years and a cult following that barely stretches beyond the UK? Well it all comes down to the same things that you need to do amazing things in business, i.e.:
This is exactly what English Eccentric Cult Punk Rocker John Otway attempted to do...
The Author with John Otway, busking and performing at a Corporate Leadership event at Brands Hatch
John Otway chartered an Airbus, tried to fill it with 300 people, to play the greatest rock venues on the planet, taking in Liverpool’s Cavern, New York Central Park and The Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas, Tahiti, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai, Dubai and London. This was a massive undertaking which eventually failed in a comedy of errors on the same scale as the classic spoof rockumentary 'This is Spinal Tap'. However this monumental cock up contains valuable lessons that are directly transferable to most company’s experience of leading and managing projects. We offer an engaging seminar that explores the front of house and backstage lessons of this tour. Just consider what your company could gain from this:
What can you learn about project management from the greatest Rock’n’Roll failure on the planet?
How might you lead projects properly as a result of this?
Do you want more innovation and entrepreneurship in your company?
We’ll show you how we did this and relate the lessons to your people in ways that will engage, inspire and call them to action. We have delivered this talk to a Business School, Pfizer and The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Read what Pfizer thought of this
View the Pfizer Aftershow - A cameo performance of Otway's first hit delivered after the keynote inputs - Not quite the same as one of Prince's aftershows!
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See the moment when John Otway became successful due to falling on to an amplifier injuring vital parts on an episode of the Old Grey Whistle Test
