Rookie Rules

March 3rd, 2006 by Hal

Bob Weinstein has good advice for new project managers. In his article for Gantthead this week, Rookie Rules, Bob starts with four mistakes rookies make:

  1. Bad attitude.
  2. Make drastic changes without considering possible repercussions.
  3. Initiate new projects without getting support from subordinates, peers and stakeholders.
  4. Make snap decisions.

Bob follows these four mistakes with "eight tips that can almost guarantee your success on the job." He starts with Be Humble. That's great advice for all of us. Read Rookie Rules for the other seven.

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One Response to “Rookie Rules”

  1. Timothy L Johnson Says:

    Hal - I’m not surprised that humility tops the list. It seems we have a lot of “naked emperors” running around in the project management realm. Remaining humble is the “make or break” ingredient I’ve seen with many project roles. We sometimes have to take on the unpleasant role of “humbling the arrogant” - that can be a challenge.

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