Haiku for project managers - leadership
From the Haiku for Project Managers Blog
by Robert Prol
Because sometimes poetry makes the point better than a long story.
To learn more about Haiku, read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
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Categories
accountability,
agile,
ambiguity,
attitude,
blamestorming,
candor,
career,
change,
chaos,
clarity,
communications,
competence,
Complexity,
conviction,
defects,
delegate,
effectiveness,
ego,
elaboration,
Excel,
failure,
flexiblity,
focus,
haiku,
happiness,
health,
issues,
job satisfaction,
judgment,
last line contest,
Leadership,
Lessons Learned,
LinkedIn,
Manage expectations,
meetings,
motivation,
notes,
perspective,
planning,
PMO,
positivity,
priorities,
productivity,
reporting,
risks,
schedule,
scope,
skills,
stakeholders,
team,
tenacity,
thankfulness,
that person,
tools,
tough love,
transparency,
trust,
urgency,
vacation,
vendors,
work life balance
Date
People don't quit jobs /
But they do quit bad leaders /
Make them want to stay
Posted on: January 17, 2016 11:59 PM |
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Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Reward the employees /
Make them happy and satisfied /
They will never leave
Haiko Police Sirens or I nailed it this time ?
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I checked two syllables calculators and both confirmed 5-7-5 ... :D so how can I manually calculate them then, I am not too proficient in syllables.
PANKAJ KUMAR JOSHI
General Manager| Transrail Lighting Limited
Nainital, Uttrakhand, India
Develop the leaders among the team rather than hiring for leadership positions from outside.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Where did you find syllable calculators?
Pankaj, I agree for the most part. Sometimes organizations want new ideas, or don't see the potential in employees because they never bothered to develop the people.
Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sometimes organizations want to go a different way. It can be difficult for someone in the organization to go against everything they have learned so far. I do not, however, disagree with Robert's statement that organizations can do more to expand their employees' mindset.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I used this one Robert, check it out and check my Haiko, it will give you 5-7-5:
Syllable Counter
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
I tested it with "analyze", which is 3 syllables. The online tool counted two. It must be a victim of the American government schools.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Robert: I guess I got it right this time then.
PANKAJ KUMAR JOSHI
General Manager| Transrail Lighting Limited
Nainital, Uttrakhand, India
@Robert: You are 100% correct and mostly we do hiring for this reason. But this is the case when you need expansion or technical skills in a specific area and in a shorter time.
However I would add "Better spend on Training employee or pay more on hiring cost."
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
I've often engaged in an argument I like to have at an organization when we need to bring in staff. Do we hire for technical skills, or project management skills? My thought is that we should always hire project managers to fill project management roles. We can teach the necessary technical skills on the job. A competent project manager will know how deep into the details they need to go. If we hire a person with the technical skills, we can't guarantee we can teach them to be project managers. My experience has been that the longer someone works in a specific technical area, the less likely that they will become a good project manager.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Robert: The PM should have the minimum technical knowledge, he can't be NILL technical wise in the field of industry for the project you are hiring him to manage.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Competence is knowing what to do, where to look, and who to ask - in that order. I've changed industry several times, and transitioned easily with only my PM skills to guide me. Our subject matter expertise is in project management.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I agree with your definition but I have a different opinion on the main subject of the PM having the minimum skills - No Haiko Police or violations if we disagree.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
The best learning tool for many of us is disagreeing. It forces us to articulate a position.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
This is right Robert /
Totally agree with you /
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