Haiku for project managers - urgency
From the Haiku for Project Managers Blog
by Robert Prol
Because sometimes poetry makes the point better than a long story.
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CRITICAL PROJECT! /
you don't seem to really care /
sleeping at your desk
Posted on: February 01, 2016 11:59 PM |
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This may be a sign of "learned helplessness!". (Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness)
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I hope he is not snoring as well !
PANKAJ KUMAR JOSHI
General Manager| Transrail Lighting Limited
Nainital, Uttrakhand, India
It is the case with few persons in all organisations!
learned helplessness, I checked it. It is interesting information.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Thanks Prabhaker, I learned something new.
This Haiku is based on a real situation at a previous place of employment. We had a critical project behind schedule, and the developer was late and not responding to emails or phone calls. I walked to his work space, and his chin was comfortably resting on his chest. There may have been drool coming down his face, I didn't stare too long to find out. When I woke him up, he acted like it was perfectly normal to sleep at work. I personally like an occasional nap at times during the day, but I usually do it in my car out of sight of the office.
Good one. Sign of seriousness.
Mike Frenette
Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Work sleeping people /
May be working much too hard /
Or playing too hard!
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Work sleeping people /
Who are playing way too hard /
Will find themselves fired!
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The beatings will continue until morale improves! ;)
PM knows...
...key is emotional mastery.
Thanks Robert !
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