Most of us know that we personally are limited by how we see ourselves. If we see ourselves as a winner, the likelihood of us being a winner, in any given endeavor, goes up dramatically. If we see ourselves as a loser, our chances of success are really low. Of course, these are examples at the extremities. There are many many shades of grey in between. As project and program managers, we are not only responsible for ourselves but are responsible for other people and other initiatives outside of ourselves. However, we can apply the same set of principles in our project and program management endeavors.
How we see ourselves can be mapped very closely to how we see our project or programs. We need to see them as successes. We need to put together pictures of success. We need to develop, finally tune, and communicate that vision to others; and that vision needs to be a vision of success.
Many times, our vision for our projects and programs needs to have a healthy mix of ambition and reality. What I mean by this is that we need to "stretch" the limits of our collective abilities to achieve something special but at the same time be realistic about what can be achieved, of what quality, and in what time frame.
Are you creating a positive vision of success for yourself, your projects, and your programs?
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John Reiling, PMP
Project Management Training Online
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1 pawelbrodzinski // Jan 11, 2009 at 7:36 am
I consider myself rather as a skeptic but I’m aware of self-fulfilling prophecies of our mindsets. On early stages of project (usually before the launch) I often look for weak points, raise risks etc. However when the decision is made and we’re all ready to rush I switch to positive attitude (as far as goals are achievable).
I’ve learned that hard way since when a manager doesn’t believe in success his team don’t believe either. And you’re in serious trouble then.
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