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I Just Wanna be a PM!

9/26/2022

The Scenario:
Adam, an individual contributor, just finished project-managing another successful project at his company, Conset.

After the project ship party, Adam’s manager asked him to take on a people-leadership role.

Adam was very reluctant to take on a people-leadership role. He just wanted to keep delivering great projects as an individual contributor and didn’t feel comfortable taking on the cultivation of followers.

Adam finally relented, feeling the pressure to fit into the mold of “You must aspire to be a people-leader.”

Six months into the job, Adam was the most unhappy he’d ever been at Conset. He couldn’t spend time delivering great projects like he loved. He was mired down in management meetings, addressing people issues, and trying to craft the vision for his organization.

Adam’s followers grew increasingly disgruntled with Adam’s leadership style and began leaving for other jobs inside and outside of Conset.

Nine months after taking the job, Adam had had enough and left Conset; taking a project manager job at a competitor.

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9/25/2022

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The Straight A’s of Intentional Leadership

9/19/2022

The Scenario:

Vera and Tam have just left their manager Walt’s office.
“Did you get what Walt wants us to do?” Vera asked.
“Nope, as usual. We must have asked him five times to explain what he wanted and why it was important. Just got word salad. Again.”
“And were we supposed to do something? He just kept saying ‘the team’. That could be any of several of us. Are we supposed to communicate it out to everyone else?”
Tam smirked. “Then he launches into a diatribe of how we’re supposed to do our jobs. And I’ve got no idea not only of what he wants but when he wants it by, or even how to prioritize it with the 30 other things on my to-do list.”
Vera nodded her head. “You know how it is, he blathers for a while then forgets he even asked for something. Just stay low and do nothing, this too shall pass.”
“Agreed,” Tam said as he pushed the elevator button. “Thai for lunch?”
“Yup, then it’s back to getting real work done,” Vera said as the elevator doors opened.

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9/18/2022

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A Laundry List of To-Dos when Starting a Small Business

9/12/2022

Recently I met up with an old friend who is contemplating starting up a small business. We had a great discussion and I didn't want to lose the notes, so I thought I would share them with my readers. This discussion is divided into four sections: business structure, physical/virtual storefront, social media channels, and getting the word out. I undoubtedly missed some items; will update as I see holes.

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9/11/2022

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Relax, the Audience is Rooting for You

9/5/2022

Excerpted from The Truth about Getting Your Point Across…and Nothing But the Truth

Project Management Books, Project Management Articles and Project Management Seminars from Project Management Expert Lonnie Pacelli, The Project Management Advisor

If you're like many people, the thought of speaking in front of a group of people is like bamboo under your nails. Truth be told, the audience wants to see you succeed and doesn't want to see a crash-and-burn on the stage. The audience is rooting for you.

Next time you have to take to the podium, keep the following in mind:

Let your passion flow – The audience wants to not only hear about what you have to say, they also want to see your passion and excitement about your topic. Allowing yourself to get passionate about your presentation will help get your mind off of the audience and more on to the topic you’re presenting. You’ve got something important to say, so get up there and say it with passion.

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9/4/2022

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"I Can’t Keep Up!" Six Principles for Using Your Calendar to Get More Done

8/29/2022

Through my years I’ve seen many leaders at all levels struggle with getting things done either by having to work late in the evenings and on weekends or by completely missing due dates. As I’ve talked with these leaders, they just consider it part of the job, unable or unwilling to do anything about it. I found myself early in my career doing the exact same thing; setting unrealistic expectations and killing myself to try to meet them, only to have a limited success rate of delivering on time. I hated that hamster wheel.

The good news is you don’t have to accept this as the status quo. Here are six simple principles to get better control of your work and be more deliberate about what you get done:

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8/28/2022

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