08: Go With the Flow

Pushy project managers may think they are being effective but they will have a bad impact on the team. Much better to be relaxed and go with the flow that way the team will be positive and motivated. That’s not to say that you can be incompetent and get away with it for the team will soon find you out. Just be fair and honest with the team and they will respect it.

The Way

The poor project manager is pushy and causes resentment. The wise project manager is like water. Water goes anywhere freely. It is yielding and flows naturally. Because the wise project manager does not push, the team does not resent or resist. I know this for this is the way of the project manager.

The Tao

Lao Tsu tells us:

The highest good is like water.

Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.

It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.

In dwelling, be close to the land.

In meditation, go deep in the heart.

In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.

In speech, be true.

In ruling, be just.

In business, be competent.

In action, watch the timing.

No fight: No blame.