With the reduction of the number of eligible PDUs available from the “giving back” category, are project managers still going to invest in philanthropy?
Whether thinking about giving your money or your time, your philanthropic efforts will yield the best results if you start with a good strategy. A good strategic vision is a good input to your project plan, and having a good strategic framework for analyzing opportunities is a great tool to have--whether for use in your not-for-profit or for-profit endeavors.
Mentoring is an excellent way to share knowledge among your professional colleagues, and the benefits are numerous as well as mutual. But it can be challenging to know what advice to follow and what advice to reconsider.
It comes down to each of us. Our challenge is to find, or create, our own opportunities to contribute and advance how project management is understood and practiced. Seeking these opportunities out, however, needs to be a conscious effort.
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"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide." - Mahatma Gandhi |
