Project HEADWAY: Staying In Your Lane
Project managers are the ultimate generalists. This is both good and bad.
The good news is that we have a lot of range, and there are any number of ways that we can contribute value. The bad news is that we have a lot of range, and there are any number of ways that we can contribute value.
When issues and problems emerge, it’s more than natural to wade in. To roll up your sleeves. To help with the heavy lifting and moving things forward. It doesn’t take much effort before your principle focus shifts from project managing to project doing. You aren’t just coordinating management of the project and ensuring delivery of value, you’re now on the hook for actually doing the work.
This is not a rare occurrence. It is, in fact, all too common. The challenge is that the more that it happens, the more you undermine yourself to be effective and your teams to be empowered. You teach an indelible lesson that when problems happen, you will take charge, meaning that others don’t have to. You create the circumstances where despite wanting others to help lift the load, you wind up with most of it firmly in your lap.
If you’ve ever struggled with letting go and not being a focal point of your projects, and with keeping accountability where it truly belongs, this is a webinar that you won’t want to miss.
Presenter: Mark Mullaly
PDUs: 1 Business Acumen