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by Cameron McGaughy,
James Turchick
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I am honored to be a part of this team and have the opportunity to interact with practitioners. Not only at the event in Chicago, but also online here at projcetmanagement.com
I do have a perspective I want to share and a mindset I want to establish. Instead of Ask the expert, think of it as collaborating with the expert. I know I speak for a lot of the members on this blog when I say we are doing this to share ideas, experiences, failures (yes we all have them) and perspectives. We are here to learn just as much as anybody and we all learn from each other. So my 1 piece of advice – Don’t Be Shy.
I was certified as a PMP last century and it is now in my DNA. But I think it’s in all our DNA – otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this blog. So how do I benefit from being in this blog? I gain perspective, I grow a network, I learn new things about my profession, I hear good anecdotal stories that bring my profession to life, I get to understand the common challenges across multiple affinity groups (industry, position, experience, age, sex, and hundreds more), and finally I get to feel a part of something bigger than myself – the community of PMI.
Since I am a visual learner – I wanted to include a graphic. This picture is from a presentation I do on Benefits Realization and it discusses the contributors to success for various organizations. As with almost all success lists – Communications is a major contributor. So if you’re in Chicago – I’ll be the guy with the beard. Come up, say hi, ask a question or give an opinion. Even feel free to tell me a joke (but I don’t do knock-knock jokes).
My feeling is that I can learn from you as much, if not more, as you can learn from me. But I challenge you to build our network, open a dialog, and engage in growth. We are all in this together – and lets leverage that (I had to use one cliché) moving forward.
Dave
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LORI WILSON
RETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint Health
Clarkston, Wa, United States
Beautifully written - thank you!
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Lawrence Cooper
Creator, Lean-Agile Strategy| AdaptiveOrg Inc.
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
David - great post! Totally agree...I am uncomfortable with the "expert" moniker as I am still trying to figure out what I want to be...and I am not saying that facetiously. In my mind, we only stop learning when we stop breathing. Seeing the interaction we have with everyone we meet as a collaboration (I'm now stealing that idea to infinity, just so you know...) is a great way to have continuous learning opportunities. When we think that way, we really don't know where we will end up.
See you in Chicago...and I don't have a beard..
Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Enjoy the conference, David. I love your "antidotal stories".
Dave Davis
Senior Project Manager| Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Springboro, Oh., United States
You caught my typo - I did mean, and have corrected it to, anecdotal. Although sometimes the stories do counteract the poison.
Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker
Prince Edward Island, Canada
You should have left it. I took it exactly the way you just put forward.
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