It is estimated that we started domesticating animals to keep as pets over 20,000 years ago, and ever since then dogs and cats have been trusted companions in many of our lives. But nowadays, as we increasingly spend long hours at the office, our beloved pets may be suffering at home.

342 unread emails in your inbox, 5 different stacks of documents on your desk, meetings and excessively long to-do lists. To make matters worse, Steve from down the hall is merrily chatting away about his latest weekend trip to Spain.

We've all been there. It's not you, it's me. I need some space.

In their report on the 2015 project management (PM) software marketplace, software review experts Software Advice, found that among first-time buyers of a Glasscubes-style solution, the three most important drivers for the move away from manual methods (such as email and office suites like Microsoft Office) were the need for better organisation, the streamlining of processes, and transparency for project tracking.

If you have any people at your workplace that are born between 1980 and 2000, I would not be surprised. At the current time, millennials (or Generation Y or Generation We) make up the majority of the workforce, and by 2025 will represent around 75% of all active workers.

Imhotep. The Egyptian polymath exploited his various areas of expertise – architecture, engineering and medicine – to become one of the most revered figures and minds of antiquity, recognised as the "Father of Medicine," who also project managed one of the great feats of the ancient Egyptians and pre- project management software era: the construction of the Pyramid of Djoser.

Ahh the joys of working at home. Up at 8.57am to flick open the laptop, login, say hi to the team, and now that's done you can get down to the serious business of fixing a nice cup of tea and getting yourself a boiled egg and toast soldiers.

There is no better place to study project management than in a Michelin star-awarded kitchen. Rock-solid teamwork and hundreds of tiny details combine to create a magnificent offering that has to be just right every single time.

The Hulk, Thor and Iron Man was never the most likely personality grouping, but there's plenty they can teach us about how effective mixing things up can be.

Qualities alone do not realise goals. There are also practices that should be enacted as often as possible in order to make the most of your leadership skills.