Gary Hamel writes in the article “Strategy or Revolution”/Harvard Business Review - “Where are you likely to find people with the least diversity of experience, the largest investment in the past, and the greatest reverence for industry dogma? At the top!”
What is the message here? Manage the people at the top to ensure project success!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -- MLK Jr.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Trust But Verify (Always)
To be successful in project management and life you must be trusting, but also trustworthy. I learned a difficult lesson recently that blind trust can be a flawed strategy.
Always, always remember, trust must first be earned! Trust takes time, effort, and commitment in order to grow and and be sustaining.
We need to be trusting of others, but first we need to ensure our goals are aligned and we take the time to build a meaningful partnership. Don't rush this phase!
You can't build a long lasting relationship without trust, and you can't have a meaningful relationship with petty self-serving people that are only out to serve their own agenda.
Be trusting, but be vigilent. All that glitters is not gold.
Always, always remember, trust must first be earned! Trust takes time, effort, and commitment in order to grow and and be sustaining.
We need to be trusting of others, but first we need to ensure our goals are aligned and we take the time to build a meaningful partnership. Don't rush this phase!
You can't build a long lasting relationship without trust, and you can't have a meaningful relationship with petty self-serving people that are only out to serve their own agenda.
Be trusting, but be vigilent. All that glitters is not gold.