It was refreshing to watch Betty White host Saturday Night Live a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a while since I watched the show just because the writing has been a bit sluggish, and the current set of actors don’t seem to keep pace very well.
With Betty White came a host of former SNL stars to save the day (and give her a comedic backdrop) for her brilliance. The really great thing about it all was her age and experience served as an asset to the show. One could tell both the writing and acting stepped up a notch for this grande dame of the small screen.
In your projects, are you tapping the experience of the ages? It’s interesting to talk to the “old guard” of project management vs. some of the newer PMs. No, we don’t sit around with our walkers commenting about how the PMP exam took all day to complete back in the day (well… it did) or how they drew their Gantt charts by hand (they did, too).
But experience in project management teaches you the same things any seasoned comedian knows: rhythm and timing. We learn when to be quiet until the opportune time for a punchline. We know our blocking, where to stand front and center on stage and when to support somebody else in the limelight. We know how to play off of the strengths of others to make the whole team look better.
There are a lot of really great project management blogs out there. Heather Buckley was kind enough to consolidate quite a few of them that I visit… and these are some brilliant bloggers AND project managers. Check out her post and her links. There are some really amazing “old dogs” who know all the “old tricks” to project success.
So if you’re a project management neophyte, before you try to wow everybody with your freshly minted PMP and your vast knowledge of all of MS Project’s tools, stop and take a deep breath. Check out some of the old dogs who have done it really well for years and years before you were even in the work place. They may be able to teach you a trick or two on stepping up your game before you step on anyone’s toes.
Live from Des Moines… it’s Wednesday Morning! (Ya know… it just doesn’t have the same kick.)
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