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The Project Leader Manages Up - Managing Relationships with Peers (S4E022)
In today’s podcast, Merv Jersak and Tim Jerome delve into the challenges of 'managing up' and cooperating with project management peers, addressing the perceived isolation in the career and the competitive nature for resources, promotions, and recognition. Through anecdotes and strategies, they advocate for collaboration over competition, the value of emotional intelligence, and aligning project goals with organizational objectives for long-term success. The discussion highlights navigating the landscape of competing for resources, the significance of professional boundaries, continuous learning, and supporting peers to foster a win-win environment within project management. The conversation concludes with the intention to explore managing healthy relationships in future episodes.
Main Take-Aways
Project managers learn how to manage relationships with peers who are often in competition for scarce promotions, resources, and personnel through:
- win-win strategies over personal ambitions
- taking the high road
- establishing personal and professional boundaries
- continuous learning
- applying emotional intelligence
- being collaborative and supportive
Show Notes
Today’s Project Managers Coffee Chat: Managing Relationships with Peers for the Benefit of the Organization
00:29 Introducing today’s focus on navigating relationships and competition among peers as an extension of this week’s podcasts covering “managing up”: building relationships and handling the competing aspects of those relationships.
01:53 There is competition for advancement, resources, technology, and budget.
03:52 Choosing the longer-term win-win strategy by putting the organization objectives over personal ambitions.
06:05 Professionally dealing with the competitive peer who wants to win at all times by taking the high road. Your reward may not come immediately, but it will come.
08:11 Establishing personal and professional boundaries. Embracing continuous learning and emotional intelligence to be noticed as a professional member of the leadership team. Just being better today than you were yesterday. Stressing collaboration over competition.
11:47 Fostering a culture of support and collaboration when working with your peers. Establishing clear role definition. Eliminating reasons for non-cooperation by being cooperative in your own interactions with peers.
16:56 Dealing with favoritism and politics in project management when it is apparent that executive staff favors one of your peers over yourself and others. Humans will act predictably, so remain professional and do the job assigned to you.
19:36 Concluding thoughts and introducing tomorrow’s podcast regarding managing healthy relationships with executives and peers.
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By Merv Jersak & Tim JeromeIn today’s podcast, Merv Jersak and Tim Jerome delve into the challenges of 'managing up' and cooperating with project management peers, addressing the perceived isolation in the career and the competitive nature for resources, promotions, and recognition. Through anecdotes and strategies, they advocate for collaboration over competition, the value of emotional intelligence, and aligning project goals with organizational objectives for long-term success. The discussion highlights navigating the landscape of competing for resources, the significance of professional boundaries, continuous learning, and supporting peers to foster a win-win environment within project management. The conversation concludes with the intention to explore managing healthy relationships in future episodes.
Main Take-Aways
Project managers learn how to manage relationships with peers who are often in competition for scarce promotions, resources, and personnel through:
- win-win strategies over personal ambitions
- taking the high road
- establishing personal and professional boundaries
- continuous learning
- applying emotional intelligence
- being collaborative and supportive
Show Notes
Today’s Project Managers Coffee Chat: Managing Relationships with Peers for the Benefit of the Organization
00:29 Introducing today’s focus on navigating relationships and competition among peers as an extension of this week’s podcasts covering “managing up”: building relationships and handling the competing aspects of those relationships.
01:53 There is competition for advancement, resources, technology, and budget.
03:52 Choosing the longer-term win-win strategy by putting the organization objectives over personal ambitions.
06:05 Professionally dealing with the competitive peer who wants to win at all times by taking the high road. Your reward may not come immediately, but it will come.
08:11 Establishing personal and professional boundaries. Embracing continuous learning and emotional intelligence to be noticed as a professional member of the leadership team. Just being better today than you were yesterday. Stressing collaboration over competition.
11:47 Fostering a culture of support and collaboration when working with your peers. Establishing clear role definition. Eliminating reasons for non-cooperation by being cooperative in your own interactions with peers.
16:56 Dealing with favoritism and politics in project management when it is apparent that executive staff favors one of your peers over yourself and others. Humans will act predictably, so remain professional and do the job assigned to you.
19:36 Concluding thoughts and introducing tomorrow’s podcast regarding managing healthy relationships with executives and peers.