On Winning: Make Yourself the Prize
Mishirika Scott is the Director, IT PMO at UCLA Anderson School of Management, ad former Project Manager of Student Success Systems at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA). She is the managing partner of Riche Professionals, LLC (a jr. project manager training company) and she values robust engagement with emerging professionals.
Many project practitioners across multiple industries are “waiting for Superman” to save or revive their project management careers. Change fatigue, workforce worry, and teetering in between career options is stressful business.
As future change agents, building back better does not start with clear organizational business goals, or a set of proven project processes. Instead, it starts with the individual—yes, the individual. Teams are only as effective as the people that make them up, and people are the oil of getting things done.
I was recently asked, “What does ‘great’ look like to you?” It’s a question worth pausing for. After steady deliberation, I concluded that reaching great can be a winning strategy—but only when we first make ourselves the prize. This article explores some ideas of what “great” looks like for new, emerging and mid-career professionals within the context of professional development.
The goal is to attract—not chase—the opportunities you want to capture.
Examples of Making Yourself the Prize
- Practice saying “thank you”: Practice saying “thank you” not just because it’s a mutual feel-good expression, but because you genuinely want to acknowledge someone’s service to you. Even when refusing a service, it’s okay to …
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