The PM Network magazine, March 2010, has a great article by Chauncey Hollingsworth: "Making Your Mark. In a world full of the slick sell, project managers need to create their own distinct brands."
It notes several valuable thoughts.
• Building a good reputation. Leading efforts with best practices, knowledge, skills
• Marketing yourself, self promotion
• Integrity. Believing in yourself
• Being unique in the qualities your portray
• Execution, i.e., performance, not hype
Saturday, March 13, 2010
a sense of urgency
Finished a great book - "a sense of urgency" by Joh P. Kotter. The book has much to say and more people need to read this.
He brings out some key factors. False urgengency and complacency both are not readily understood nor recognized by those surrounding themselves by those concerns. Kotter proposes 4 tactics to address true and beneficial urgency. He also notes a phrase that is critical: urgent patience.
Where is your sense of urgency? How about the team members on your project? Your stakeholders and project champions?
He brings out some key factors. False urgengency and complacency both are not readily understood nor recognized by those surrounding themselves by those concerns. Kotter proposes 4 tactics to address true and beneficial urgency. He also notes a phrase that is critical: urgent patience.
Where is your sense of urgency? How about the team members on your project? Your stakeholders and project champions?
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Did it RIGHT
There's power in this statement by Ballmer; I personally emphasize the word RIGHT.
Where is your project?
Ballmer: Google leads because 'they did it right first'
Where is your project?
Ballmer: Google leads because 'they did it right first'
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