Project Managers, Stress and PTSD
| Click here to download the podcast On the Digital PM Slack channel there was some discussion recently about Project Managers' having PTSD. In this podcast, Carson Pierce, Senior PM at DDB Edmonton and Registered Psychologist, Dr. Krista Pierce (who is also Caron's wife) and I got the chance to discuss the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the stress PMs' experience at work and the relationship between the two. Click here to download the podcast Krista and Carson Introductions 0:15 Introduction to the topic of Mental Health and Project Management 1:58 The Stress Project Managers Experience vs. actual PTSD 3:30 Living with failure but expecting success 5:30 Are we making too much of it 6:19 We are a dysfunctional bunch 8:00 The role experience plays in helping you cope 9:55 Lacking self-awareness 12:40 How to cope with being assertive 13:42 Bringing the bad news and being at ease15:58 Role playing the tough conversations18:26 Personal risk management 19:39 Recommendations for coping with the stress of being a PM 21:00 Setting boundaries for yourself (and sticking with them) 24:15 Carving out the self-care space and finding balance 25:55 Mindfulness 28:42 Talking with your client (and team) about personal boundaries 29:49 Owning the burden you choose to carry 32:32 Letting go of the things you can do (Inbox 1,708) 33:03 Parting advice for coping with stress 36:45 Getting in touch with Carson and Krista 39:50 The Digital PM Summit 2016 40:28
Contact Info: Kristi can be reached at http://kristapiercepsychologist.com Carson can be reached at carsonpierce.com or via email at [email protected] If you'd like access to the Digital PM Slack Channel, just email Carson The site for the 2015 Digital PM Summit can be found here: http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm/
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Digital PM Podcast Interview with Carson Pierce from YellowPencil
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Carson and I discussed DPM2013, the challenges facing the digital PM community with respect to the Agile vs. traditional question, and the group he has formed of folks in this space who are actively trying to find the collaborate on finding the optimal way to solve the unique each of them faces. You can find the interview here. You can follow Carson on Twitter here. You can find Brett Harned on Twitter here. |
One of the people I had pleasure of meeting at DPM 2013 was Carson Pierce. Carson is the Director of Project Management at Yellow Pencil, an end-to-end service provider for web development based in Edmonton and Vancouver. He’s also one of the folks helping the DPM community take root and grow.
