I was pleased once again to be invited to join the PMI Netherlands Summit blog team for 2015. In the immortal words of the song: "This could be the last time."
This year's PMI Netherlands Summit 2014 was again a success for the PMI Netherlands Chapter and CKC Seminars and, based on this, they are already preparing for the next edition on:
Thursday, June 11th 2015
Conference Center Spant! in Bussum, The Netherlands
The central theme of the 2015 edition is: The secret of Project Management; next practices demystified (and I am all for demystifying project management).
Conference Themes
The 2015 Summit will be looking ahead to Project Management circa 2025. What is the secret of successful project management, what are those next practices we need to adopt? During the Summit they will demystify next practices from a scientific and real-life perspective on the basis of: excellent organizations; excellent (virtual) teams; excellent project managers; and next practices deployed.
Call for Papers
The program committee are inviting practitioners to become a part of this leading conference on Project Management by submitting an innovative best practice or workshop in line with the above themes. Duration of each session to be 40 minutes (including questions).
If you would like to submit a suggestion, take a look at the conditions on their web site and submit your paper before October 30th 2014. The program board will review the papers and submitter’s will receive a notification of acceptance no later than November 6th 2014.
If you do not plan to submit a paper, but are interested in attending the conference, there is an early bird discount of €50 available and PMI members also qualify for a special discount (see the registration form).
In either event visit www.pmi-netherlands-summit.com for full details and I hope to see you at the conference. I may even submit a paper myself.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Friday, October 03, 2014
Ending and Beginning
Last week’s blog (81) was a reflection on the last chapter of the Tao so we have come to the end of the cycle, but out of the ending comes a new beginning. Life, learning and project management are very much like the four seasons:
Spring
We are born and try things out to see what happens and through this we begin to understand how things work.
Summer
We continue to develop, ripen and blossom into maturity.
Autumn
We grow older, wiser and start to reflect on our experiences.
Winter
We have fulfilled our purpose so we wither and die. But out of death comes rebirth and the cycle is repeated.
The Way
Lao Tzu encouraged his followers to observe and seek to understand the laws of nature. Over the years I tried to pass that wisdom on through the project management courses I developed and ran, but without much success. I now understand that the Way cannot be taught in the same way as project management methodology, it can only be observed and understood by someone who is willing to open their mind. Hopefully, reading this blog has helped you to open your mind, observe and perhaps understand a little more. For me winter is approaching, now it is your turn to pass on that wisdom to others. The Way is in front of you, be confident:
The Way is not complex:
Follow the simplest path for it is The Way.
Be open with your team,
And they will be open with you.
Be one with the universe,
And the universe will be one with you.
The wise project manager is humble,
He knows the team does the work.
He respects and acknowledges the team,
And they in turn respect and acknowledge him.
The poor project manager seeks fame,
The wise project manager seeks inner peace.
With fame come problems,
With inner peace comes understanding.
The poor project manager worries about what to do next,
The wise project manager relishes not doing.
When nothing needs to be done,
Do nothing, for this is the way of the project manager.
Footnote
One or two of you have been kind enough to say you hope I will continue this blog. I will not repeat the cycle but I will put out the occasional post for as long as I am able.
Spring
We are born and try things out to see what happens and through this we begin to understand how things work.
Summer
We continue to develop, ripen and blossom into maturity.
Autumn
We grow older, wiser and start to reflect on our experiences.
Winter
We have fulfilled our purpose so we wither and die. But out of death comes rebirth and the cycle is repeated.
The Way
Lao Tzu encouraged his followers to observe and seek to understand the laws of nature. Over the years I tried to pass that wisdom on through the project management courses I developed and ran, but without much success. I now understand that the Way cannot be taught in the same way as project management methodology, it can only be observed and understood by someone who is willing to open their mind. Hopefully, reading this blog has helped you to open your mind, observe and perhaps understand a little more. For me winter is approaching, now it is your turn to pass on that wisdom to others. The Way is in front of you, be confident:
The Way is not complex:
Follow the simplest path for it is The Way.
Be open with your team,
And they will be open with you.
Be one with the universe,
And the universe will be one with you.
The wise project manager is humble,
He knows the team does the work.
He respects and acknowledges the team,
And they in turn respect and acknowledge him.
The poor project manager seeks fame,
The wise project manager seeks inner peace.
With fame come problems,
With inner peace comes understanding.
The poor project manager worries about what to do next,
The wise project manager relishes not doing.
When nothing needs to be done,
Do nothing, for this is the way of the project manager.
Footnote
One or two of you have been kind enough to say you hope I will continue this blog. I will not repeat the cycle but I will put out the occasional post for as long as I am able.
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