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Advice for a Younger You

Posted by [email protected] on Sep. 8, 2023  /  Ways of Working  /  Subscribe 2

We all have varying levels of experience and have had varying experiences in our project management careers.  Whether you've been managing projects for a year, or 30 years, what advice would you give your younger self who was just getting started in Project Management?

I'll prime the pump, and then open up comments (just this once) for the rest of you to contribute.

• Process is important, but people are more important.
• Stand up for yourself.
• Own it when you're wrong.
• Being humble doesn't mean hiding your talents.
• Recognize and celebrate the success of others.
• Problems will happen, things will go wrong.  What's more important is how you react and how you treat others when things go wrong.
• Document everything.
• If you're not sure, ask questions. 
• Never be afraid to ask questions.
• Sometimes, the most important part of the job is knowing who has the information you need and where to find them.
• There's more than one way to get things done.  Even the right way can become the wrong way, in the right circumstances.
• Know the rules and the processes, so that you know how to break them and how to get back on track when things go wrong.
• Not everyone knows what you know, but that doesn't mean you know more than they do.

What would you like to add?

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