What leadership advice have you found to be ridiculous, and why?

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Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States

One piece of advice that immediately comes to mind is that leaders can't appear to be indecisive. I've seen some people make snap decisions without properly analyzing data so they'd appear decisive, and others refuse to change their minds after making a decision so they wouldn't appear weak, even though it was readily apparent their initial decision was wrong. I really have to wonder at some of the things being taught in business schools and leadership courses.

Posted: Oct 16, 2017 8:57 PM

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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina

To perform project management you must be a leader.

Posted: Oct 20, 2017 5:34 PM

Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Oct 20, 2017 1:46 PM

Replying to Stéphane Parent

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I'm reminded of a question my manager once asked me: "do you take time to put up your feet and think about your project?"

He was saying that we can't just be doing project things. Sometimes we need to to step and think about where we are and the road ahead.

Agreed. If the project is proceeding well and the PM can give detailed answers concerning it, no one should care whether or not a PM outwardly appears busy. I think part of the problem is many Executives don't know how to assess for themselves how well a project is proceeding, so they have to solely rely on the PM's word - hence the appearance of urgency reassures them that a PM must be working hard on the project. In the past I have tried to teach Executives how to assess a project's progress for themselves, and only one has made any effort to learn.

Posted: Oct 20, 2017 7:24 PM

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What leadership advice have you found to be ridiculous, and why?

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