I am an “associate” here because I’m the “associate” as in, I’m not the “associate.
When I joined the company I was like, “Yeah, this means that I’m not the associate or that I’m not a consultant/salesperson, because I’m here doing other things.” Now I’m like, “I could be an associate, then I could be a salesperson, I could be a project manager, or I could do whatever I want!” I guess that’s how you get to associate.
As a project manager, you get to be an associate. All of us associate. We all get to associate. We all get to be a consultant. A consultant is a person who can help you with your project, so the more you know about your project, the less you have to do. And who knew that when I joined the company I was going to be doing other things.
This may sound weird, but everyone associates. Why? Because when we associate, we have to. When we don’t, we don’t. Even when we don’t associate, we still have to do everything we can to help our associates. We have to give them training, advise them on what needs to be done, and, most importantly, make sure they don’t screw up.
So what do you do to avoid screwing up? You don’t really know, but you certainly don’t do a great job of this. You may think you know what you are doing, but you don’t, because you don’t understand that you don’t know. You can’t plan your projects. You can’t do your planning. You can’t get your team members to give you feedback.
Project management is a skill that comes naturally to people all over the world. They dont have to do it or study it. They just have to be able to do it. But its a skill that is learned. It is not learned.
Project management is a skill that is learned. It is not learned. You cant learn how to manage people with project management skills if you dont know what you are doing. Project management is one of those skills that is learned as you grow as a person. It’s a skill that is learned by working with people who are already well-organized and who have an understanding of their own self-awareness.
The problem is that most people have a hard time not to be “project managers” and just accept that they are managing people. The “project manager” mentality may have gotten us into some sticky situations in the past, but it is not always appropriate when dealing with other people. The best project managers are those that are able to manage themselves and others. If you don’t know how to manage yourself, you are not likely to be able to manage others.
I don’t think I can speak for everyone, but I believe there are a couple of things we need to deal with when managing people. The first is communication, because you have to be able to give people clear direction and understand their needs. And that usually means that you need to communicate with them in a way that is not in conflict with your own needs. The second thing is that people need to respect you.
The idea of working with people that you work with is probably a bit of a misnomer, but it is important when you work in a team. Most teams are not 100% effective in this regard. In fact, most teams are not effective at all. That’s because they just don’t work as well as they could.