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The Playbook - Coach rules for life

The Playbook – Coach’s Rule for Life – Summary + Learnings

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Last week I watched a very interesting series on Netflix. This show interviews legendary coaches of our generation where they share some of the rules they live by, which have helped them succeed in their lives and careers.
I found it very interesting, and I could relate to some of my experiences with my career. In some way, a project manager is also like a coach who is responsible for the project’s / team’s success and is dependent on his players (resources) to deliver their best.

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Anger Management

Basic Anger Management for Professionals

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Anger is part of human experience and it should not be an obstacle in creating a good life, good relationships, or advancing in careers. Everyone has anger, the only difference is that some people admit to their anger issues, and some don’t. Simple ways to keep your mood and temperament in check is by making sure to get good food (decent carbs, proteins, ), Good exercise (~35 mins), Good Rest (~7 hours ), this by itself should avoid most of the unwarranted behavior. I am grateful to Marlene Chism for her great course on Anger Management which not only taught me the below concepts but also helped me realize things that I could improve when it comes to improving my temper.

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Communication Foundations for Professionals

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A few weeks back I took a training on Communication Foundations by Tatiana Kolovou, Brenda Bailey (from Kelley School of Business), and below are my notes. A recent survey suggested that “Communication competency” being the single most decisive factor while choosing a manager in most companies! As a project manager, this is one of the key skills one should master to deliver successful projects.

Top 3 Learnings:

  1. Listening takes up ~55% of our daily time and unfortunately across the globe, there is very little training on Listening. Always listen with Ears, eyes, and Heart!
  2. Determine process or product – How you do it vs what is needed? – When I try to explain what is required from the team , I should focus more on the product rather than the process. This is because as a PM I should not expect the team to do things the way I would have done rather be comfortable with their process and deliver the expected product.
  3. When criticized, check your listening bias. De-personalize it, the intent might be that person is venting out and not blaming you for the problem!

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critical Thinking

Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making

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As a project manager, on average, I take at least 5 decisions in a day..🙂 It could be a decision to onboard a resource or Add/ remove tasks from my WBS and a decision to change the schedule, various risks based decisions, project budget-based decisions, and so on.. That means it’s naturally important for me to learn and improve my critical thinking and decision-making ability. While I was looking for some pointers around this, I came across this training in LinkedIn Learning.

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