PMcrunch

Training to build skills may take us in new directions…but in many ways the new territory will appear to be very familiar. Building new skills enhances us, sharpens us, and enables us to master the basics – which is always the foundation of any success we achieve.

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Whatever kind of project we are working on, there is a good chance that there is a “thought-leader” somewhere. There could be a thought-leader related to design, related to problem set, or related in some way to the opportunity that the project represents.

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As Project Managers and Leaders, we receive a tremendous number of communications. Much of this is “noise,” and can be a tremendous distraction if we do not manage it well. If we do not set criteria to manage it ourselves, and to train others accordingly, this will all generate a stream of low-value meetings, emails, documents, and voicemails. Hidden in all that noise is the information you need to assess, decide, act – and lead. There is a clear need for ground rules – to be set by you, the project manager and team leader.

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Parkinson’s Law – the concept that work expands to meet the time available – is a common human behavioral reality. To deal with it, we can always tighten up the timeframe or define the work and deliverables more explicitly, but it is not always so straightforward to deal with.

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Much is demanded of us as project managers and leaders. While it is important to be organized, to have an extensive project management toolset, and to be competent and knowledgeable at what we do, it is possibly most important to BE PRESENT. What I mean by that is being there in the moment, or living in the now, informed by the past, and with a vision for the future.

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