I am reflecting on my projects during the holidays and hope to capture the top 10 lessons learned this year. This is an open question to everyone to share your top 3 lessons learned this year? Thank you in advance for sharing your views.
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
1-I must learn how to run faster than my stakeholders when things go wrong. 2-Instead being project manager I should seriously think about opening a pizza shop. 3-In life, Everything moves on and everything remains. Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Interesting your question.
Thanks for sharing
1. The projects you participate in and the people you work with are an endless source for learning
2. "The Only Constant is Change" Heraclitus of Ephesus
3. Best definition of leadership: "Just as a sculptor can see the work of art hidden within a shapeless rock, a leader can see the talents within a team member and help them discover their true calling or potential" Kiron Bondale
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Dec 17, 2019 6:26 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Wow - thanks for the compliment, Luis, I really appreciate it!
For me:
1. Strategy is making a decision about what NOT to do. I was on the fence between agile coaching and teaching and made the conscious decision early in the year to prioritize teaching over coaching. With my part-time agile coaching contract ending a week back, I'm solely focusing on training work on a go forward basis.
2. Steve Jobs - you can't connect the dots looking forward, only backward (or words to that effect :-) ). I threw my lot in with Disciplined Agile four years back when it was a visionary, but underdog toolkit. I can look back now and pat myself on the back for a wise decision, but there's no way I could have forecast that back then...
3. Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities) - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2019 truly met that statement.
1. The projects you participate in and the people you work with are an endless source for learning
2. "The Only Constant is Change" Heraclitus of Ephesus
3. Best definition of leadership: "Just as a sculptor can see the work of art hidden within a shapeless rock, a leader can see the talents within a team member and help them discover their true calling or potential" Kiron Bondale
Wow - thanks for the compliment, Luis, I really appreciate it!
For me:
1. Strategy is making a decision about what NOT to do. I was on the fence between agile coaching and teaching and made the conscious decision early in the year to prioritize teaching over coaching. With my part-time agile coaching contract ending a week back, I'm solely focusing on training work on a go forward basis.
2. Steve Jobs - you can't connect the dots looking forward, only backward (or words to that effect :-) ). I threw my lot in with Disciplined Agile four years back when it was a visionary, but underdog toolkit. I can look back now and pat myself on the back for a wise decision, but there's no way I could have forecast that back then...
3. Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities) - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2019 truly met that statement.
Kiron
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 17, 2019 6:51 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Kiron
If we think about it, what you wrote is the essence of transformational leadership: believing in people's potential and making them realize their enormous potential.
Thanks once again
Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 17, 2019 6:26 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Wow - thanks for the compliment, Luis, I really appreciate it!
For me:
1. Strategy is making a decision about what NOT to do. I was on the fence between agile coaching and teaching and made the conscious decision early in the year to prioritize teaching over coaching. With my part-time agile coaching contract ending a week back, I'm solely focusing on training work on a go forward basis.
2. Steve Jobs - you can't connect the dots looking forward, only backward (or words to that effect :-) ). I threw my lot in with Disciplined Agile four years back when it was a visionary, but underdog toolkit. I can look back now and pat myself on the back for a wise decision, but there's no way I could have forecast that back then...
3. Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities) - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2019 truly met that statement.
Kiron
Dear Kiron
If we think about it, what you wrote is the essence of transformational leadership: believing in people's potential and making them realize their enormous potential.
Thanks once again Saving Changes...
Karl TwortSenior Project Manager| Fresh EggUnited Kingdom
1: Mental Health is as serious as physical health. I learned this one from personal experience, the hard way.
2: Agile is becoming more a buzzword and less of a methodology. Businesses like to say they work in an Agile manner, this is not always the case.
3: Brexit is fast becoming the worst "project" I have witnessed in recent times. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
1. The Ocean of Quality Books on leadership and entrepreneurship is too big and by reading 30 of them this year, i have only picked up a drop.
2. I need to become a travel writer in my spare time
3. I need to explore "Agile Coach" as a career option. Saving Changes...
Wow! Thank you for sharing! Lot of ideas coming to me after reading your views. Saving Changes...
Hanh VuPrincipal Project Manager| solo.ioChurchville, Md, United States
1. My intuition is more spot on than I gave it credit for. I need to trust it more.
2. How a single toxic team member can sink a 10 person team full of previously happy productive folks
3. Internalization of goals is good for my tranquility
(Bonus: I really love and appreciate the folks in this forum)
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1 reply by ARC. DANIEL ITAUMA ETTEH
Jan 19, 2020 4:31 AM
ARC. DANIEL ITAUMA ETTEH
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So on point, please. Cheers
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George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
- A “management change” is quite often the best form of “change management”.
- The realms wherein your advice is sought are the realms where you have delivered value and asked for nothing in return.
- When the ability to make things happen becomes intrinsic, then it's time to wake up and start your day.
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1 reply by ARC. DANIEL ITAUMA ETTEH
Jan 19, 2020 4:32 AM
ARC. DANIEL ITAUMA ETTEH
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Y'gat me, sir.
Thanks
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LORI WILSONRETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint HealthClarkston, Wa, United States
1. Have the courage to stand up for what is right even if I have to stand alone. 2. It never hurts to be kind, thoughtful and respectful of others. It's okay to take time to check in with team members and even stakeholders on a personal level - often it leads to improved communication, understanding, respect and project performance. 3. Change is hard, even good change is hard - but there is always learning and growth with change. Saving Changes...
