The Big Time

I would like to share a unique experience of mine back from 2005 till 2009. I worked for around 5 years hand in hand with two of the largest Japanese Corporations (JGC:Japan Gas Company & Chiyoda). They both were clients of ours on different projects but I will tackle one of the projects in this blog.

JGC were our client / owner representative for one of the largest Gas to Liquid Projects in Qatar called: Pearl GTL Project. Frankly speaking, I learned a lot from them and this was the most outstanding management experience I have ever had. The project was >$1 Billion US, very complex and running on tight schedule. 

Successful team work plays a pivotal role and contributes significantly towards the success of any project. Henry Ford describes the steps to achieve team work success in a simple quote: 

                  "Coming Together is a Beginning

                                      Keeping Together is Progress 

                                                     Working Together is Success"

Always Remember: TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More !

Everything in life can be Positive or Negative, it all depends how you interpret things. You can either look at the positive side of things and be "Optimistic" or look at the Negative side and be "Pessimistic".

Someone inspired me with this great masterpiece which is a very good example of how things can significantly change when we change the way we look at them: 

                           If You Fail, Never Give Up Because

                                          F.A.I.L.  Means 

                                  "First Attempt In Learning"

                                 End, Is Not the End, In Fact 

                                            E.N.D. Means 

                                        "Effort Never Dies" 

                                  If You Get NO As An Answer, 

                                       Remember N.O. Means

                                          "Next Opportunity" 

                                         So Let's Be Positive 

Always Remember: My Blood Type is "Be Positive" !                         

Some interesting quotes to start your week with and their relation to PM Knowledge Areas: 

Time Management: "The Key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities" - Stephen Covey 

Change Management: "Don't find a fault, find a remedy" - Henry Ford 

Quality Management: "People forget how fast you did a job but they remember how well you did it" - Howard Newton 

HR Management: "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way" - John C. Maxwell 

Communication Management: "The effectiveness of communication is not defined by the communication, but by the response" - Milton Erickson

Have a Great Productive Week ! 

Always Remember: Don't be a Boss and say "Go", be a Leader and say "Let's Go"!

Ego is one of the things that might reflect negatively on your team especially if it is excessive so if you are a manager who has high ego, then you need to work on keeping it at very low levels. 

To be a true leader you have to remove the  "E" and let it "GO". 

Always Remember: "I" is the smallest word in the Dictionary, don't make it the biggest in your Vocabulary!