Am I being SELFISH!!!!!

Anonymous

- How can I be a servant leader, If my only focus is myself and achieving my goals in the next two years?

- How can I empower and motivate my team if I myself need to be motivated?

- How can I implement all that I learned in PMP if I feel I am underpaid and underappreciated.

- What's the point of being enthusiastic & initiative if I am not going to get anything in return.

- Why bother if all the effort will be taken by someone else?

- For a 4,000 USD monthly, Am I being underpaid for a person with 8 years experience in the telecom sector inside the UAE.

This is some of my thinking these days, and I wanted to share it for discussion

Here's a little bit about me, I'm 33 years old, I've been working at this company for the past 10 years, since I graduated, and lately, I've been feeling all of the above.

It was important to me to prove to myself first that I am CAPABLE. so I decided to pursue the PMP certification. Luckily, in less than 4 weeks of learning, I passed my PMP exam last week.

I'd be glad to hear any advice or suggestions.

Posted: Nov 13, 2021 6:56 AM

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Nov 13, 2021 5:03 PM

Replying to James Mubiru

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Gotten some colleagues with similar issue. They also have persons they supervise but I feel they are not motivating their subordinates because they're unmotivated themselves especially during this period of the the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the job allowances were halted. I have counseled but seems that path has its limitations.

Thanks for sharing your friend's experience. I would recommend that you share the above suggestions with them. It might help them to get over these thoughts just as it helped me.

Posted: Nov 14, 2021 9:39 AM

Peter Rapin Subject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent Consultant Ontario, Canada

I can relate to George's statement "“...more senior staff is often brought in from the outside for advanceable positions...due to longevity bias". I think this is quite common in large and middle sized corporations. Early in my career I took advantage of this bias by hopping from company to company to achieve promotion rather than working it out in-house. Once I reached a certain point I focused on working within the organisation to advance through networking making sure upper management realised my potential value to the company. It was a less disruptive approach for both me and the company. In retrospect I'm not sure if it was the corporate culture in my last organisation or my increased maturity that was the root cause of my revised strategy.

All I can suggest is that you apply your project management knowledge and abilities to your career and undertake a risk/benefit analysis - enhance benefits, mitigate risks and follow through. There is no right or wrong path, just different scenery.

Posted: Nov 14, 2021 11:07 AM

Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States

Nov 14, 2021 9:26 AM

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Thank you very much for sharing this Keith, it's perfect

I've been looking for the next subject to train on after passing my PMP exam and I think change management is what I need now.

Do you have any suggestions on what course I should take?

Glad I could help.

I don't have any particular course recommendations but I'm sure there are many webinars to get you started. Just be sure whether it's regarding product configuration management, or organizational change or you might get a dry lecture on status accounting instead of human psychology.

The expected knowledge retention from courses is generally expected to be only around 10-20% even at the university level, so when I want to explore a new subject I do a literature review. Start out with some high level articles to familiarize yourself and get a few ideas. Then you can explore specific parts that interest you in greater detail.

In addition to the reading, take notes, organize your thoughts, write a paper even if you will be the only person to read it. In addition to helping your synthesize the information, those activities will help develop mental pathways.

Posted: Nov 15, 2021 5:41 PM

Anonymous

Just a quick update. Got a 40% raise today

I updated my LinkedIn account, posted the PMP certificate, and started receiving very positive feedback and attention. It seems like my boss was worried about losing me. This morning, he appreciated what I have contributed to the company for the last decade and informed me that he had given me a pay raise.

So the statement is RIGHT. "if you're PMP certified, you can expect a 20% salary raise".

Get your PMP certificate ASAP :)

Thank you All

Posted: Dec 2, 2021 2:30 AM

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