Creativity can and does happen on a schedule. It can be prompted into awareness and action. You can be creative on demand, and you can inspire and encourage—even require, if need be—creativity in others. The trick is knowing how it is actually done.
The Gift of the Project Managers
For project management to truly be a gift, we need to rethink how we speak about it, how we present it and how we practice it. We need to present to the world something that they want, that they will appreciate and that they will value.
Not All PM Careers Are Created Equal
Many of us are accidental project managers. The real challenge is where we take that. Once we recognize that we are, in fact, a project manager, we need to sort out exactly what we would like the arc of our career to be. Spoiler alert: That can actually be a choice.
Coping Strategies for the Always-On PM
What is a project manager that values their sanity and ability to deliver value to do? We want to be available, but we also need to do the work. If we are going to consistently deliver successfully, we need a strategy.
Be the Project Manager You Want to See in the World
What does good leadership look like? What does good project managership look like? Perhaps more importantly, what does ideal project managership look like? There are at least a dozen characteristics we should strive for…
Leadership Is a Choice
That leadership takes work isn’t going to go away. And that’s what makes it a choice. It’s not that leaders are born, or that they are made. It’s that they choose to step up and make a difference, and that they persist in the actions and behaviors that result in that difference being possible.