75: Without Greed
November 27, 2009 @ The Tao of Project Management from P M Blogger
The Book
I have just received the beta version of Microsoft Project 2010 so it’s time to start working on the next version of the book. I had planned to change the title back to “Microsoft Project in easy steps* with a subtitle of “Covers all versions to 2010” but it is so different I will have to abandon this and just call it “Project 2010 in easy steps”. It’s mostly the appearance and the use of the ribbon menus so the screenshots and instructions would be completely different. I’ve started working my way through the book noting the differences and the new features to be included.
The Project
We spent this week getting ready for the upgrade of Reed Hall next week. It’s scheduled for Wednesday and should be fairly straightforward as it’s not a big building. The following week we have quite a large building to upgrade so we will need some time to prep for that. I’m sure as ever that the team will do an excellent job on both as long as I let them get on with it.
The Way
The team will not prosper if the project manager grabs the lion’s share of the credit for the good work that has been done. The team will rebel and resist if the project manager relies on strict controls in an effort to make things happen a certain way. The team will become deadened and unresponsive if the project manager is critical and harsh.
The wise project manager is not greedy, selfish, defensive or demanding. That is why the project manager can be trusted to allow events to unfold naturally. I know this, for this is the way of the project manager.
The Tao
Lao Tsu tells us:
Why are the people starving?
Because the rulers eat up the money in taxes.
Therefore the people are starving.
Why are the people rebellious?
Because the rulers interfere too much.
Therefore they are rebellious.
Why do the people think so little of death?
Because the rulers demand too much of life.
Therefore the people take death lightly.
Having little to live on, one knows better than to value life too much.
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