“You can observe a lot just by watching.”
Yogi Berra
It’s en vogue and a bit overdone, even for an English blog, to quote Yogi Berra. And though the Hall of Fame baseball star may have been stating the obvious, the so-called Yogism above that resulted is not the sheer quote of buffoonery so many make it out to be. A point is being made – watch intently and eagerly. Pay close attention to the details. Make a mental note. Berra, perhaps inadvertantly, is trying to teach us that by hanging in there and just watching what’s going on, you might stumble upon a moment, lesson, or skillset (or three) that can help you down the road.
We want to be worth paying attention to, giving you the lowdown on things that can help you get better as a programme or project management professional. It’s about putting you on the road to be a more effective project manager.
Because if you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. (The man simply makes it too easy!)
Five For Linking
- Glen Alleman of Herding Cats leads off with a framework of tools designed to help you Increase the Probability of Project Success – http://herdingcats.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/a-process-framework-for-increasing-the-probability-of-project-success.html
- Elizabeth Harrin of pm4girls (we might give her her own parking space outside our office, she’s here so much!) reviews Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP Skills – http://www.pm4girls.elizabeth-harrin.com/2009/10/book-review-project-manager-street-smarts-a-real-world-guide-to-pmp-skills/
- Brad Egeland of Project Management Tips (another candidate for a parking space!) again skills us with practical advice on becoming a successful PMO – http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/
- CNNMoney has listed the Top 50 jobs in America, using criteria including pay, quality of life and job growth among their main factors. Guess which job comes in at No. 5? And what would the UK’s version of the list look like? – http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2009/full_list/index.html
- Rob England of PMPlanet is a people first person, especially in dealing with projects – http://www.projectmanagerplanet.com/leadership/article.php/3845171
Tweeter to Watch: @GBlancLaine – The QTask Sales & Marketing VP has been there since I started tweeting and has not stopped. As marketers would do. Links to a lot of good worldly articles, not always project-related but often project relatable.
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Thanks for the link! Glad you enjoyed the review.