Project Leadership: The Beauty of Knowing What to Do

Lawrence Chinedu Obi is a cards, payments, project management and sales expert with 8+ years experience in the financial sector. He is passionate about excellence, leadership and change.

  Knowledge Management   Leadership   Lessons Learned  

“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” — Plato

There is nothing more frustrating—either in handling an activity or in your project execution—than not knowing how to move forward (or, simply put, “not knowing what to do”). This hinders your decision making and plans. It will also negatively impact your speed to success, the time of completing a project—and the cost of the project, which might end up being higher.

Knowing what to do at every point in time is a great leadership quality, and every project leader must develop these skills. A hypothetical example: John wants to move to a new house with his family. To be precise on how to accomplish this project, there are key decisions he needs to take. He must ask himself:

• Should we buy or rent?
• Which neighborhood do I want to move to?
• Can my current income or savings buy a house in that neighborhood?
• What type of house do we need as a family? (Bungalow, duplex etc.?)
• How much do we have now?
• Should we take a mortgage or take a loan for rent?
• How are we going to move our things?
• How much do I need to save monthly to be able to buy or rent this house?

…and a lot more questions to ask before embarking on the project. This process will help John be more focused on what he wants rather …

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