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Work-Life Balance: Not a Perk Anymore!

Tags: #Leadership

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Boss: TEAM, SINCE THE GENERAL SITUATION OUTSIDE HAS BECOME NORMAL. THE ORGANIZATION IS CONSIDERING RETURNING TO THE OFFICE.

Team Member: OH NO! BUT WHY?

Maya: WASTE OF TIME

Tina: LONG COMUNICATE!

Dev: MAICRO MANAGEMANT

Jay: OH NO!

Boss: COMING TO THE OFFICE WILL BE GOOD FOR CREATIVITY. INNOVATION, CULTURE BUILDING, AND IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY.

Work-Life Balance: Not a Perk Anymore!
Work-life balance has emerged as a vital employee expectation and how organizations should respond. Project leaders that are considering a return to office must be thoughtful and flexible in establishing their plans.

Servant Leadership

Tags: #Leadership

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Boss: DEV, YOU MISSED A CRITICAL LEADERSHIP MEETING TODAY! WHAT HELD YOU UP?

Dev: BOSS, I WAS WRITING CODE FOR OUR NEW PROJECT. THE TEAM NEEDED HELP.

Dev: ALSO, SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP!

Boss: WHO WILL EXPLAIN TO HIM IT IS SERVANT AND NOT SUBSERVIENT LEADERSHIP?

Servant Leadership
Being a servant leader does not mean that you always do what your staff or others want you to do. A servant leader must determine, prioritize, and use networks to implement solutions to remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team.

Work Culture

Tags: #Leadership

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Boss: DEV, NEEDED A QUICK PROJECT UPDATE FROM YOU WHERE ARE WE CURRENTLY?

Dev: WE ARE IN THAT PHASE WHERE I HAVE BECOME UNRECOGNIZABLE TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS...

Dev: SINCE I HAVE NOT MET THEM FOR MONTHS!

Boss: AS LONG AS I RECOGNIZE YOU THAT DOES NOT MATTER, JUST ENSURE WE ARE ON TRACK WITH THE PROJECT!

Work Culture
Organizations and leaders should infuse a "people first" culture into the fabric of their workplace and engage with employees and teams more empathetically for driving positive shifts in employee performance.

Plan, Manage and Control the Quality of Deliverables

Tags: #Projectmanagement Processes

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Boss: DEV, YOU HAD PROMISED IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY BEFORE THE TEXT REVIEW. HOW COME THERE IS A SPIKE IN DEFECTS?

Dev: DON'T WORRY, BOSS! THEY WILL REDUCE EVENTUALLY...

Dev: I DID NOT HAVE REVIEWS INCLUDED IN THE SCHUDULE THIS TIME. I WANT TO HASTEN THE PROJECT SCHEDULE.

Boss(Thinking): HUH!

Plan, Manage and Control the Quality of Deliverables
As a project manager, one should determine the quality standard required for project deliverables, recommend options for improvement, and continually survey and control project deliverable quality.