We all try to be optimistic, but there are a few projects I have been involved with in the past that I knew were likely to fail from the start for various reasons...and for various reasons I still accepted the project. Saving Changes...
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Mark HofmannOperational Development Manager - PMP| Jamaica BearingsLong Island, Ny, United States
Obviously being optimistic about a project is definitely the preferred attitude. But we don’t always have the luxury of 'free choice' as to what projects we become involved in. Once attached to a project that you may have been pessimistic about, you have to strive to see it as half full. Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
I like to take on projects with an optimistic attitude. Some projects cautiously optimistic.
If you take on a project with a pessimistic attitude it will be felt by the team and you are really setting the project up for failure. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Gotta be optimistic. And if we are not truly optimistic, we can certainly portray optimism even when highlighted challenges or likely hurdles. Optimism is an attitude; a mindset.
My Skype tagline is 'be optimistic...' Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I am always optimistic. If I cannot be optimistic then I cannot do the project. Even if the project has a poor history, I always think that this time I can achieve the desired success. Saving Changes...
Guinan: When a man is convinced he's going to die tomorrow, he'll probably find a way to make it happen. The only one who can turn this around is you... Saving Changes...
From my personal belief and practices, the answer is an absolute yes!. I will be going to any project with a "full plan" and an optimistic mind. I have read a few articles where the author remarked optimism is a bad practice. I do not share the same viewpoint. While optimism does not guarantee success in every case, it offers enthusiasm, a can-do attitude, hope and a creative mind. Saving Changes...
Positive input will produce positive out put and vise versa so optimistic is the way to go, you expect good you will find good - you expect bad you will get bad Saving Changes...
I am always optimistic and would like to take on projects with an optimistic attitude. I usually control my optimism when working on about estimates, risks and assumptions. Saving Changes...
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