North America Congress Highlights – Key Take-Aways and Lessons Learned in Improving Talent Management in Project, Program and Portfolio Management: Q&A

Lawrence Suda is a human capital development consultant and a partner in Palatine Group/Management Worlds, Inc. with over 30 years management consulting and training experience to numerous government and private sector companies.

  Career Development   Leadership   Lessons Learned   Talent Management  

Our webinar North America Congress Highlights – Key Take-Aways and Lessons Learned in Improving Talent Management in Project, Program and Portfolio Management was so successful, the presenters ran out of time to answer all of the questions. Here, Lawrence Suda continues the conversation!

1. Do you prefer an informal way or formal way of settling differences among team members?
My preference is always for the informal methods, and these methods and techniques should be discussed and documented as part of the team’s ground rules in the team charter. However, this also depends on the environment the team operates in both at the organizational and country levels. Organization and country culture will also have an impact on what works best in that environment.

2. If a person is not interested in their job or task, how can I motivate them?
There is a need for either a coaching or counseling session in this situation. I would chat with the person and start the dialogue with open-ended questions, such as: (1) tell me what you think and feel about this project; (2) why do you feel that way; and (3) what can I do to help? What motivates individuals is very different for each person. It may also be true that this person came off a tough recent assignment with a horrible manager. You need to collect data and good information about why this person feels this way. If this…

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