We often encounter tricky problems in our projects. And what can make them difficult is that the issues involved are not simply black and white; good or bad. Sometimes they are a little murky: shades of gray.
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Sometimes the problems you face are a little murky: shades of gray.
Like when you don’t have all the facts. Or maybe emotions are running high among your stakeholders. Perhaps your team can’t agree on the right solution.
His book ‘Managing in the Gray’ looks to many strands of philosophy for help. And it distills that wisdom into five questions you can ask.
He also gives a very useful piece of advice, to which I shall add one word (bracketed):
‘When you face a gray area problem, you should work through it as a [project] manager and resolve it as a human being.’
Here are the five questions the author recommends you ask:
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Dr Mike Clayton is one of the most successful and in-demand project management trainers in the UK. He is author of 14 best-selling books, including four about project management. He is also a prolific blogger and contributor to ProjectManager.com and Project, the journal of the Association for Project Management. Between 1990 and 2002, Mike was a successful project manager, leading large project teams and delivering complex projects. In 2016, Mike launched OnlinePMCourses.
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