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It appears that Nigeria has done for elections what it has done for business by e-mail. Nigeria is developing a reputation that is the polar opposite of what it would like to have. But this is not only a news item; there is a lesson for us about the importance of managing our own reputation.
What do people think about you as a project manager? Sure you are an upstanding, agreeable person, with no vices at all, but what do they think of you as a project manager? Do they know you as someone who prepares workers to do their best and supports them during the project? Or do they know you as “the one wears workers down to the bone then discards them”? Do they feel that you can lead the project to a successful conclusion? Or are you believed to be a manager who fails and then blames the workers?
Your reputation matters. The best people will not work in your projects if they hear that you are detrimental to their career. Those who do work in your project will not be motivated to do their best. Even those outside the project who are supposed to support your project will avoid having anything to do with you if you are seen as trouble in some way. Then what happens? Without the best workers or organizational support, you do even worse next time.
Ask around and find out what others think of you as a project manager. It’s not too late to make a change. Build social skills and improve your basic project management skills so that your weaknesses do not keep you down.
Posted on: April 24, 2007 08:09 AM |
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