Comments on: Leading in the Trenches-Recovering from Trickle Down Project Management Chaos http://artpetty.com/2009/11/03/leading-in-the-trenches-recovering-from-trickle-down-project-management-chaos/ Art Petty on Leadership, Management and Professional Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/11/03/leading-in-the-trenches-recovering-from-trickle-down-project-management-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-13904 Art Petty Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:55:18 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2834#comment-13904 Danielle, it is definitely a balancing act that firms walk. Diligence can save the firm from making some critical mistakes at this point. Kristen, thanks for linking the pieces. I cannot claim that I did that by design, but the two may be more complementary than I thought. Great advice for helping boost individual and team confidence. Thank you both for reading and commenting. -Art Danielle, it is definitely a balancing act that firms walk. Diligence can save the firm from making some critical mistakes at this point.

Kristen, thanks for linking the pieces. I cannot claim that I did that by design, but the two may be more complementary than I thought. Great advice for helping boost individual and team confidence.

Thank you both for reading and commenting. -Art

]]> By: Kristen Simsek http://artpetty.com/2009/11/03/leading-in-the-trenches-recovering-from-trickle-down-project-management-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-13903 Kristen Simsek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:42:10 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2834#comment-13903 Art, I really like how you followed your article from yesterday on the lack of confidence displayed by individual’s in today’s workplace with the posting today on chaos caused by project inflation. The pressure that faces us in today’s working world really does provide an environment that makes it easy for individuals to lose confidence. When one is pushed into saying “yes” to all projects it’s like he loses his backbone and essentially his confidence. I believe that when there is a pressure to accept all tasks and projects, as an individual and as a company it is easy for one to lose their sense of self confidence as decision making is taken out of one’s hands and is instead made by the factors of one’s situation . I believe that a great way to keep (and grow) one’s confidence in today’s world is to properly evaluate all projects that pass in front of us and (as you recommend) ask questions, do a strategic analysis and start feeling better about what you can offer your team! Art,
I really like how you followed your article from yesterday on the lack of confidence displayed by individual’s in today’s workplace with the posting today on chaos caused by project inflation. The pressure that faces us in today’s working world really does provide an environment that makes it easy for individuals to lose confidence. When one is pushed into saying “yes” to all projects it’s like he loses his backbone and essentially his confidence. I believe that when there is a pressure to accept all tasks and projects, as an individual and as a company it is easy for one to lose their sense of self confidence as decision making is taken out of one’s hands and is instead made by the factors of one’s situation . I believe that a great way to keep (and grow) one’s confidence in today’s world is to properly evaluate all projects that pass in front of us and (as you recommend) ask questions, do a strategic analysis and start feeling better about what you can offer your team!

]]> By: Danielle Lacombe http://artpetty.com/2009/11/03/leading-in-the-trenches-recovering-from-trickle-down-project-management-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-13902 Danielle Lacombe Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:33:12 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2834#comment-13902 Great Blog. This type of situation is happening to me right now in the industry that i am in. It is a highly customized industry that can be very expensive and time consuming in terms of production. A couple of years ago we were definetley more selective in the jobs we actually agree to take on. Now, we are taking on way more projects than we every did. Although small in their general size, they still take time. After reading your blog however, i feel a little more secure in bringing up some suggestions to start re-evaluating our project selection. Thanks for the insight. Great Blog. This type of situation is happening to me right now in the industry that i am in. It is a highly customized industry that can be very expensive and time consuming in terms of production. A couple of years ago we were definetley more selective in the jobs we actually agree to take on. Now, we are taking on way more projects than we every did. Although small in their general size, they still take time. After reading your blog however, i feel a little more secure in bringing up some suggestions to start re-evaluating our project selection. Thanks for the insight.

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