Have A Good Day With Neuroscience
From the Communication Excellence in Project Management Blog
by Bill Brantley
Although Project Managers spend 90% of their time communicating, communication in project management is the most underdeveloped skill for project managers. This blog will help Project Managers become better communicators and thus, better Project Managers.
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Recently finished Caroline Webb's How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life. In this book, Ms. Webb shares the latest neuroscience findings to help you become more personally productive and work better with co-workers.
One piece of advice that I found especially useful for project teams was the "discover-defend axis." The idea is to shift people's behavior from being defensive to being open to discovery. The key is to build a safe place where people can freely explore without feeling the threat of loss or failure.
I've seen this with project teams where project managers have created a culture of defensiveness (often unintentionality). By intentionality creating a culture of discovery, project managers can realize greater innovation and productivity from their project teams. There are some great strategies that can project managers build a great culture for themselves and their teams.
Posted on: April 04, 2016 08:21 PM |
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Dani Castelucci
Program and Project Manager| Save the Children International
London, United Kingdom
Very interesting approach. Haven't thought that I could have been nurturing a 'defensive' behaviour in my team. I'll surely pay a closer attention to that and try to find this book. Thank you for sharing!
Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Bill
Interesting this reflection on the theme: "Have A Good Day With Neuroscience"
Thanks for sharing
Important point to remember: "By intentionality creating a culture of discovery, project managers can achieve greater innovation and productivity from their project teams."
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